Shoah

See also: shoah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שואה‎ (“catastrophe”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊ.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊ.ə/

Proper noun

Shoah

  1. The systematic mass murder of 6 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
the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews — see Holocaust

See also

French

Etymology

Hebrew שואה, catastrophe.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Shoah f

  1. Holocaust, Shoah

Italian

Proper noun

Shoah

  1. Shoah

Synonyms
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