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death camp

noun

: a place where large numbers of prisoners are taken to be killed during a war : a concentration camp where many people are killed

Full Definition of DEATH CAMP

:  a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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First Known Use of DEATH CAMP

1944

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