Auschwitz

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/ˈaʊʃ.vɪts//ˈaʊʃ.wɪts//ˈaʊʃ.ə.vɪts//ˈɔːʃ.wɪts/

proper noun

Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.

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OświęcimA city in Poland
OriginGerman Auschwitz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.

    Synonyms: Oświęcim, A city in Poland

  2. A former German concentration and extermination camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust.

    Portnoy said in posts on social media that in an initial conversation Sunday the customer took 100% responsibility for his actions with his friend and agreed to take a learning trip to Auschwitz in Poland.

    2025 May 5, “Barstool Sports founder retracts Auschwitz tour offer to customer in antisemitic sign incident”, in Associated Press

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.

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OświęcimA city in Poland
Also see
oświęcim

Origin

  1. GermanAuschwitz
  2. EnglishAuschwitz

Borrowed from German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near.

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APA

Auschwitz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auschwitz

MLA

“Auschwitz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auschwitz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Auschwitz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auschwitz.

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