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concentration camp

[kon-suhn-trey-shuhn kamp] / ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən ˌkæmp /
NOUN
prison camp for prisoners of war or political prisoners
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gas chamber gulag internment camp prison camp
WEAK
Konzentrationslager death camp detention camp forced-labor camp killing fields labor camp prisoner-of-war camp

Example Sentences

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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

An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

What are some characteristics that distinguish the concentration camp system in the U.S. to those in other historical contexts?

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

Many French Jews were also interned at Drancy, north of Paris, and from there deported to a concentration camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

I learned about the Red Cross visit to the “model” Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt when I visited the Holocaust museum in DC on a trip with my parents.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed