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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescamp de concentration
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kã də kɔ̃sɑ̃tʁasjɔ̃
"De nombreux prisonniers ont souffert dans ce camp de concentration."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A camp where people are detained or confined, often without trial and by executive decree, especially political prisoners, members of specific minorities, or refugees.
"Historians meticulously documented the horrors endured by prisoners inside the concentration camp." - 2
A guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, or political opponents.
"The government established the remote compound as a concentration camp during the civil conflict."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from concentration (from Latin concentratio, meaning a gathering together into one center) and camp (from Latin campus, meaning field or open space). The term historically evolved in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe heavily guarded detention facilities used to confine political prisoners, ethnic minorities, or enemy combatants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Concentration camp" is said worldwide
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camp de concentration
Transliteration: kã də kɔ̃sɑ̃tʁasjɔ̃
"De nombreux prisonniers ont souffert dans ce camp de concentration."
Konzentrationslager
Transliteration: kɔnt͡sɛntʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌlaːɡɐ
"Das Konzentrationslager erinnert an die dunkelste Zeit der Geschichte."
campo di concentramento
Transliteration: kampo di kontrentramento
"Il memoriale sorge dove un tempo c'era il campo di concentramento."
campo de concentración
Transliteration: kampo de konsentɾasión
"El campo de concentración es un recordatorio sombrío de la tiranía."
campo de concentração
Transliteration: kãpu dʒi kõsẽtɾasɐ̃w
"Muitas vidas foram perdidas naquele campo de concentração."
एकाग्रता शिविर
Transliteration: ekagrata shivir
"इतिहास में एकाग्रता शिविरों की क्रूरता को कभी भुलाया नहीं जा सकता।"
集中营
Transliteration: jí zhōng yíng
"这座集中营成了战争暴行的见证。"
수용소
Transliteration: suyongso
"그 수용소는 역사적인 아픔을 간직하고 있습니다."
強制収容所
Transliteration: kyōsei shūyōsho
"その強制収容所は戦争の悲惨さを伝えている。"
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