English dictionary

holocaust

/'h/A/l/@/,k/O/st/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)

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Examples
A nuclear holocaust.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945

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Synonyms final solution

Source: WordNet 3.0
A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.

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Source: webster1913