Konzentrationslager

German

Alternative forms

  • KZ (short form)
  • KL (obsolete short from)

Etymology

From Konzentration (concentration) + -s- + Lager (camp), a calque of English concentration camp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.tsɛn.tʁaˈtsi̯oːn(t)sˌlaːɡɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Kon‧zen‧t‧ra‧ti‧ons‧la‧ger

Noun

Konzentrationslager n (strong, genitive Konzentrationslagers, plural Konzentrationslager)

  1. concentration camp

Declension

Descendants

  • Hebrew: מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז (makhané rikúz) (calque)

Further reading

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