No. 7,970 in German
holocaust
The German word "Holocaust" refers to the systematic genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime during World War II.
In a sentence
Der Holocaust war eine der düstersten Epochen der Menschheitsgeschichte.
The Holocaust was one of the darkest periods in human history.
Used as a proper noun referring to the historical event of genocide during World War II.
Ein nuklearer Holocaust könnte die Menschheit auslöschen.
A nuclear holocaust could annihilate humanity.
Used metaphorically to describe a large-scale annihilation caused by nuclear warfare.
In der Mythologie wurde das Opfer auch als Holocaust bezeichnet.
In mythology, the offering was also referred to as holocaust.
Used in its original sense referring to a religious sacrifice that is completely burned.
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