Colditz

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proper noun

A town in Saxony, Germany, famed for its castle and its former POW camp.

OriginGerman Colditz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Saxony, Germany, famed for its castle and its former POW camp.

    All a bit Colditz, isn't it?

    1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 19

Origin

  1. GermanColditz
  2. EnglishColditz

From German Colditz.

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APA

Colditz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colditz

MLA

“Colditz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colditz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colditz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colditz.

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