Holocaust

//ˈhɒl.ə(ʊ)ˌkɔːst//

Synonyms for "holocaust" (99 found)

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shoah
Noun(1 words)
apocalypse

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Noun(1 words)
hecatomb

Related words (49)

Proper Noun(1 words)
the nazi genocide

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193 translations across 49 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Jodeslagting name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Joodse Volksmoord name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Arabic

4 entries
  • الْمَحْرَقَة الْيَهُودِيَّة name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • الْهُولُوكُوسْت name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • الْهُولُوكُوسْت name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • مُحْرَقَة noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • Holocausto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Armenian

3 entries
  • Հոլոքոստ name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Հոլոքոստ name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • ողջակիզում noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Asturian

1 entries
  • Holocaustu name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • Holokost name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holokost name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Yəhudi soyqırımı name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • Халако́ст name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • Холокост name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Catalan

2 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 大屠殺 /大屠杀 name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • 猶太人大屠殺 /犹太人大屠杀 name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • 燔祭 noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Czech

4 entries
  • holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • holokaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holokaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)

Danish

3 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • jødeudryddelse name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Dutch

4 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Sjoa name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • jodenvervolging name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holocaust noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • Holokaŭsto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holokaŭsto name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Ŝoaho name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Finnish

4 entries
  • holokausti name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holokausti name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • juutalaisvaino name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holokausti noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

French

2 entries
  • Shoah name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holocauste noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Galician

4 entries
  • Holocausto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocausto name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • holocausto noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)
  • holocausto noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ჰოლოკოსტი name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • ჰოლოკოსტი name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • ჰოლოკოსტი noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

German

4 entries
  • Auschwitz name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Endlösung name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Greek

4 entries
  • Ολοκαύτωμα name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Ολοκαύτωμα name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • γενοκτονία noun (state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society)
  • εξολόθρευση noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • השואה name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • שואה name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • עוֹלָה noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)
  • שׁוֹאָה noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Hindi

1 entries
  • यहूदी नरसंहार name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • holokauszt name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • holokauszt name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • soa name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • vészkorszak name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • Helförin name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • Holokaus name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Shoah name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Irish

1 entries
  • an tUileloscadh name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Italian

2 entries
  • Olocausto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Shoah name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Japanese

3 entries
  • ホロコースト name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • ホロコースト name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • ユダヤ人大虐殺 name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Ladino

2 entries
  • Olokosto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Shoa name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Latin

1 entries
  • Soa name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Latvian

2 entries
  • Holokausts name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Šoā name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • Holokaustas name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Šoa name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Māori

1 entries
  • urupatunga noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Old Spanish

2 entries
  • holocaust noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)
  • holocausto noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Polish

4 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Holokaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holokaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • Holocausto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocausto name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Shoá name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • extermínio noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Romanian

4 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • exterminare în masă noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)
  • genocid noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)
  • holocaust noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Russian

4 entries
  • Холоко́ст name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Холоко́ст name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Шоа́ name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • холоко́ст name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • holokàust noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)
  • holokàust noun (state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society)
  • холока̀уст noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)
  • холока̀уст noun (state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • alucaustu noun (state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society)
  • abbiari 'n terra verb (to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire)
  • accarpari verb (to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire)
  • accuppari verb (to subject (a group of people) to a holocaust (mass annihilation))

Spanish

3 entries
  • Holocausto name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocausto name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • holocausto noun (offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes)

Swedish

4 entries
  • Förintelsen name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Shoah name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • folkmord noun (state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society)
  • förintelse noun (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter)

Tok Pisin

2 entries
  • Bikpela Bagarap name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holokos name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Turkish

3 entries
  • Holokost name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holokost name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)
  • Yahudi Soykırımı name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • Holocaust name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • Holocaust name (the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany)

Welsh

1 entries
  • yr Holocost name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • האַלאָקאַוסט name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • חורבן name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)
  • חורבן אייראָפּע name (the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany)

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

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The truth of the holocaust is doubtless.

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The Holocaust was a hate crime.

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We are therefore compelled to inform our Christian family everywhere of the silent holocaust that is taking place in our midst.

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The government can carry out exterminations, such as what has come to be called the Holocaust, which included Jews, homosexuals, Romani, and the mentally and physically disabled.

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