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Meanings of Holocaust in English

Portuguese
holocausto

The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945.

holocausto

A sacrifice to a god where the offering is completely burned to ashes.

Synonyms
Examples for "final solution"
Examples for "final solution"
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It is a final solution Liberal Inga Peulich They just kept talking.
The Guardian
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The final solution to the immigration problem is, of course, a popular vote.
News.com.au
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We need a final solution, she tweeted hours after the bombing.
Radio NZ
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Such things cannot be considered a final solution by any means.'
The Naked God
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What was Hitler's goal from the making of Hitler until the final solution?
The Guardian
Usage of Holocaust in English
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Germany paid millions to Holocaust survivors and South Africa compensated apartheid victims.
Reuters
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The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand has also condemned Mr Tamihere's comment.
Radio NZ
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Adorno famously said that, after the Holocaust, poetry wasn't a good idea.
Kalooki Nights
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The particular difficulty with Holocaust fiction falls on a number of fronts.
The Irish Times
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Every relative that had remained in eastern Europe died in the Holocaust.
Reuters
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That was the final straw for the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.
Radio NZ
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Ahmadinejad's comments on the Holocaust have caused international outcry and isolated Iran.
Reuters
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We had a Holocaust before anyone had a television set, he said.
The Guardian
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Mind you, the same number thought the Holocaust was an end-of-war celebration.
The Irish Times
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Speedily, Snyder disposes of a number of significant myths surrounding the Holocaust.
The Guardian
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The Holocaust denier David Irving has been refused a visa various times.
The Guardian
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We're joined by Chris Harris from the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.
Radio NZ
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Not every film concerning the Holocaust needs to exhibit ruthless documentary integrity.
The Irish Times
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But it said the swastika would always be linked to the Holocaust.
The Irish Times
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Instead, an array of ruses is used to talk away the Holocaust.
The Irish Times
16
Some Israeli pundits have recoiled at his planned attendance at Holocaust commemorations.
Reuters
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