What is another word for Belsen?

Pronunciation: [bˈɛlsən] (IPA)

Belsen was a notorious Nazi concentration camp during World War II, where thousands of Jews and other prisoners were systematically starved, tortured, and killed. Due to its horrendous history, the use of the term Belsen has become synonymous with atrocities and inhumane treatment. Synonyms for Belsen may include death camp, extermination camp, concentration camp, forced labor camp, and internment camp. These terms refer to different types of camps that were established by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other groups they deemed undesirable. The use of these synonyms serves as a reminder of the atrocities committed during that time and emphasizes the need to ensure such horrific events never happen again.

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What are the hypernyms for Belsen?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Belsen

  • I saw Anne and her sister Margot again in the barracks. Her parents weren't there. The Frank girls were almost unrecognizable since their hair had been cut off. They were much balder then we were; how that could be I don't know. And they were cold, just like the rest of us. (...) The Frank girls were so emaciated. They looked terrible. They had their little squabbles, caused by their illness, because it was clear that they had typhus. You could tell even if you had never had anything to do with that before. Typhus was the hallmark of Bergen-Belsen. They had those hollowed-out faces, skin over bone. They were terribly cold. They had the least desirable places in the barracks, below, near the door, which was constantly opened and closed. You heard them constantly screaming, "Close the door, close the door," and the voices became weaker every day. You could really see both of them dying, as well as others.
    Rachel van Amerongen-Frankfoorder
  • Don't talk to me about the world needing cheerful stuff! What the person out of Belsen — physical or psychological — wants is nobody saying the birdies still go tweet-tweet, but the full knowledge that somebody else has been there and knows the just what it is like.
    Sylvia Plath

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