Dachau

Da·chau
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UK/ˈdækˌaʊ̯/UK[ˈdækˌaʊ̯]US/ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/US[ˈdɑˌkʰaʊ̯]

proper noun

A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

OriginGerman Dachau →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.
  2. historicalA Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 near the medieval town of Dachau in Bavaria.

Origin

  1. GermanDachau
  2. EnglishDachau

Borrowed from German Dachau.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dachau

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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