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holocaust

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a very large amount of destruction, especially by fire or heat, or the killing of very large numbers of people:

Examples:

The 20th century was ripped apart by holocausts.
nuclear holocaust A nuclear holocaust (= destruction caused by nuclear weapons) would leave few survivors.
2
the killing of millions of Jews and others by the Nazis before and during the Second World War
3
a large amount of destruction, esp. by fire or heat, or the killing of large numbers of people:

Examples:

a nuclear holocaust
4
The Holocaust was the systematic murder of many people, esp. Jews, by the Nazis during World War II.

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