Auschwitz

Borrowed from German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊʃ.vɪts/, /ˈɔːʃ.wɪts/

Auschwitz

1. A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
2. A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
   • 2025 May 5, “Barstool Sports founder retracts Auschwitz tour offer to customer in antisemitic sign incident”, in Associated Press‎^[1]:

     Portnoy said in posts on social media that in an initial conversation Sunday the customer took 100% responsibility for his actions with his friend and agreed to take a learning trip to Auschwitz in Poland.

Phonetic adaptation of Polish Oświęcim.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯ʃvɪts/, [ˈʔaʊ̯ʃ.vɪt͡s], [ʔaʊ̯.ʃʋɪt͡s]

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Auschwitz n (proper noun, genitive Auschwitz' or (with an article) Auschwitz)

1. (slightly dated) Oświęcim, Auschwitz (a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

   Synonyms: Oswiecim, Oświęcim

2. the World War II concentration camp located nearby

Unadapted borrowing from German Auschwitz, from Polish Oświęcim. Doublet of Oświęcim.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ʂfit͡s/

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• Rhymes: -awʂfit͡s
• Syllabification: Au‧schwitz

Auschwitz m inan (indeclinable)

1. (historical, Nazism, World War II) Auschwitz (concentration camp)

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• Auschwitz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Auschwitz ?

1. Auschwitz, Oświęcim (a town in Lesser Poland, Poland)

Auschwitz ?

1. Auschwitz (Nazi concentration camp in the town of Auschwitz)

• IPA^(key): /ˈauʃbitθ/ [ˈau̯ʃ.β̞it̪θ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈauʃbits/ [ˈau̯ʃ.β̞it̪s] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -auʃbitθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -auʃbits (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Ausch‧witz

Auschwitz m

1. Auschwitz (a city in Poland)
2. Auschwitz (concentration camp)