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''']''' was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews.


The word ''holocaust'' derives from the ancient Greek ''holokaustos'', a burnt offering.
⚫ '''Holocaust''' can mean:
*], a burnt offering, from Greek ''holo-kauston'' "all burnt". The original sense, referring to a completely-burnt sacrifice
* ], or Shoah, the systematic killing mainly of six million Jews, but also of Gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals and other "undesirable" groups in Europe during World War II. Since 1978, this has been the main meaning of the English term.
*By extension the word was used in English to refer to other acts of obliteration by burning (or massacres in general). See:
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⚫ '''Holocaust''' may also refer to:
See also ] for a discussion of the history and usage of the word.
* ], a burnt offering

* ], a Scottish heavy metal band
==Other genocides==
* Holocaust, a fictional DC Comics character and member of the ]
Post-1970s coinings of the type "''name'' Holocaust" in the sense of "genocide" or "mass murder" imply a comparison to the German holocaust and are often used polemically.{{Fact|date=October 2008}}
* ], a fictional character
*See ]; many instances may be called "X genocide" or "X holocaust" equivalently
* ], a 1978 American television miniseries
*See ] for specific incidents
* "Holocaust", a song by Big Star from the 1978 album '']''
*Articles specifically discussing the political background of the usage:
* "Holocaust", a song by Bathory from the 1988 album '']''
**African holocaust, ] term for the suffering of African peoples through slavery, imperialism, colonialism, invasions, oppression, and exploitation.{{Fact|date=October 2008}}
* ], a 2006 album by Blue Sky Black Death and Warcloud
** ], a term used by ] in his book of that name to label the genocide of ] by the United States.
* ]
**], used to describe the Armenian genocide prior to coinage of the term "genocide".
**], in Asia and the Pacific islands under the Japanese Empire.
**], the death of Africans on slave ships.
**], the '']'' (mass famine) during Soviet collectivisation.


==See also== ==See also==
*] -- several meanings * ]
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*] -- several meanings
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 10 January 2025

The Holocaust was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews.

The word holocaust derives from the ancient Greek holokaustos, a burnt offering.

Holocaust may also refer to:

See also

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