Shoah
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See also: shoah
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה (šōʾā, “catastrophe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]the Shoah
- (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
[edit]- The term "Holocaust" may be synonymous with "Shoah" or may denote something broader; see the usage note at Holocaust.
- Often used by Jewish or Israeli speakers.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]systematic mass murder of Jews — see Holocaust
See also
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew שואה (“catastrophe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Shoah f
Italian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Shoah ?
Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Shoah n (indeclinable)
- (historical, literary) Shoah (mass murder of Jews perpetrated by the Nazi Germany)
Further reading
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- en:History
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- fr:Historical events
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔa
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔax
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- pl:Death
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