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holocaust

noun
 
/ˈhɒləkɔːst/
 
/ˈhəʊləkɔːst/,
 
/ˈhɑːləkɔːst/
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  1. [countable] a situation in which many things are destroyed and many people killed, especially because of a war or a fire
    • a nuclear holocaust
    Topics War and conflictc2
  2. the Holocaust
     [singular] the killing of millions of Jewish people by the German Nazi government in the period 1941–5
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French holocauste, via late Latin from Greek holokauston, from holos ‘whole’ + kaustos ‘burnt’ (from kaiein ‘burn’).
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