Holokaust

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German

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Proper noun

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Holokaust m (proper noun, strong, genitive Holokaust or Holokaustes or Holokausts)

  1. Rare spelling of Holocaust.
    • [2000 August 19, Nikolaus Brender, quotee, “ZDF stellt sich der Geschichte”, in Berliner Zeitung:
      Für die Schreibweise "Holokaust" habe sich der Sender entschlossen, weil der Mord an den Juden ein von Deutschen verübtes Menschheitsverbrechen sei, sagte ZDF-Chefredakteur Nikolaus Brender bei der Präsentation des Films in Mainz.
      The TV station decided to use the spelling "Holokaust" because the murdering of Jews was a crime against humanity committed by Germans, said ZDF executive director Nikolaus Brender at the presentation of the film in Mainz.]

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Holocaust.

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Holokaust m inan

  1. (historical) Alternative spelling of Holocaust
    Synonyms: Shoah, Szoa, Szoah

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Further reading

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  • Holokaust in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Holokaust in Polish dictionaries at PWN