Auschwitz

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈaʊʃ.vɪts//
//ˈaʊʃ.wɪts//
//ˈaʊʃ.ə.vɪts//
//ˈɔːʃ.wɪts//

Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.

proper noun

1
Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.
2
A former German concentration and extermination camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
Portnoy said in posts on social media that in an initial conversation Sunday the customer took 100% responsibility for his actions with his friend and agreed to take a learning trip to Auschwitz in Poland.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near.

Aura · A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin.aurora · An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from…Aurora · Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos.…

Auschwitz · Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.

auspicious · Of good omen; indicating future success.Austen · An English surname transferred from the given name; a variant…Austin · A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.

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