concentration camp
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concentration camp
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From concentration + camp. In later use partly after German Konzentrationslager, itself a calque of the English term.
noun concentration camps
- A camp where troops are assembled, prior to combat or transport. A concentration camp is a place, near the scene of intended operations or near an embarkation point, where troops are assembled for immediate use against the enemy or for transport to an over-sea theater of operations.
- A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities. All Cubans (men, women, and children) were ordered to move into garrisoned Spanish towns or concentration camps.
- A situation of overcrowding and extremely harsh conditions. The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.
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noun camp where large numbers of persons are detained
| Español | campo de concentración, campamento de internamiento, concentracionario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강제수용소 gangjesuyongso, 정치범 수용소 jeongchibeom suyongso |
| 日本語 | 強制収容所 kyōsei shūyōjo |
| 中文 | 集中營 /集中营 jízhōngyíng |
| हिन्दी | यातना शिविर yātnā śivir, बंदी शिविर bandī śivir |
| Português | campo de concentração |
| Français | camp de concentration |
| Deutsch | Konzentrationslager, KZ |
| Italiano | campo di concentramento |
| Ελληνικά | στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης stratópedo sygkéntrosis |
| Română | lagăr de concentrare |
| Русский | концла́герь konclágerʹ, концентрацио́нный ла́герь koncentraciónnyj lágerʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trại tập trung |
| العربية | مُعَسْكَر اِعْتِقَال muʕaskar iʕtiqāl, مُعْتَقَل muʕtaqal |
| עברית | מחנה ריכוז \ מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז makhané rikúz |
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title = {concentration camp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concentration%20camp},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
