Shoah

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English

Etymology

From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה (šōʾā, “catastrophe”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Shoah

  1. (history) The systematic mass murder of six million Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.
    • 1999, Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon:
      I never knew him, or any of my other relatives who died in the Shoah. But I would gladly dump every ounce of that gold into the ocean, just to give them a decent burial.

Usage notes

The term "Holocaust" may be synonymous with "Shoah" or may denote something broader; see the usage note at Holocaust.

Translations

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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

Hebrew שואה (“catastrophe”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔ.a/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Shoah f

  1. Holocaust, Shoah

Italian

Proper noun

Shoah

  1. Shoah
    Synonym: Olocausto

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שׁוֹאָה‎.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Shoah n (indeclinable)

  1. (historical, literary) Shoah (mass murder of Jews perpetrated by the Nazi Germany)
    Synonyms: Holocaust, Holokaust

Further reading

  • Shoah in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Shoah in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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