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concentration camp

[kon-suhn-tray-shuhn kamp] / ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən ˌkæmp /


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"A former concentration camp must not be built over with new structures," the International Mauthausen Committee said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

On her second visit, in the early 1980s, she aimed to free herself from what she called the concentration camp of her own mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The inside of this bakery was warm and welcoming, filled with diverse patrons who were happily sharing a meal together, in the shadow of the would-be concentration camp right next door.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

Local activist Luciel Adams also warns that the project should be respectful of a rocky peninsula near Lüderitz that was once the site of the Shark Island concentration camp.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

On April 12, 1945, when the German guards fled from the Red Army as it approached the concentration camp, Nina and her fellow prisoners cut the lock off the gate and let themselves out.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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