Masculine
Meaning
Synonyms
Massenvernichtung
Judenvernichtung
Shoah
Austilgung
Shoa
Gruppenmord
Exterminierung
Judenmord
Massenmord an den europäischen Juden
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Holocaust. Popularized through the American TV production Holocaust (1978, first broadcast in Germany in January 1979), it was selected word of the year in Germany in December 1979.
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