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concentration camp

The correct spelling is concentration camp.

How to pronounce concentration camp

noun

Say it like: Con-sen-tra-sho-n c-amp

The correct spelling is concentration camp. A camp where troops are assembled, prior to combat or transport. For example: "The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps."

Usage Examples

The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A camp where troops are assembled, prior to combat or transport.
  2. 2.A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities.
  3. 3.A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place.

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