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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKapo
/ˈkɑːpoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was assigned by the SS to supervise other prisoners in exchange for special privileges.
"Historical accounts detail the immense moral dilemmas and brutality often associated with the role of a kapo in the camps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German word 'Kapo', which originated in Nazi concentration camps during World War II as an abbreviation of 'Kapitulant' (capitulator) or from the Italian word 'capo' (head/boss). It historically referred to a prisoner assigned by the SS guards to supervise forced labor or carry out administrative tasks within the camp system.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kapo" is said worldwide
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Kapo
Transliteration: kapo
"Le rôle du kapo dans les camps de concentration était complexe et souvent coercitif."
Kapo
Transliteration: kapo
"Ein Kapo war ein Häftling, der Aufsichtsfunktionen in den Lagern ausübte."
Kapo
Transliteration: kapo
"Il termine kapo indicava i detenuti incaricati della sorveglianza nei lager."
Kapo
Transliteration: kapo
"Muchos kapos ejercían un control estricto sobre sus fellow prisioneros."
Kapo
Transliteration: kapo
"Os kapos eram prisioneiros com funções de supervisão nos campos nazistas."
कापो
Transliteration: kaapo
"कपो नाज़ी शिविरों में अन्य कैदियों की निगरानी करते थे।"
卡波
Transliteration: kǎ bō
"集中营里的卡波负责监督其他囚犯。"
카포
Transliteration: kapo
"카포는 강제 수용소에서 다른 수감자를 감시하던 죄수였다."
カポー
Transliteration: kapō
"強制収容所のカポーは監視の役割を担っていた。"
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