Auschwitz
[
oush
-vits]
/ˈaʊʃ vɪts/
noun
1.
a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
Polish
Oświęcim
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Auschwitz
Auschwitz
/
German
ˈauʃvɪts
/
noun
1.
an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est)
Polish name
Oświęcim
Auschwitz
in Culture
Auschwitz
[(
owsh
-vits)]
An infamous
concentration camp
established by the
Nazis
in
Poland
. (
See
Holocaust
.)