Bu·chen·wald

(bo͞o′kən-wôld′, -KHən-vält′)

A location in central Germany near Weimar. It was the site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

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Buchenwald

(German ˈbuːxənvalt)

(Placename) a village in E central Germany, near Weimar; site of a Nazi concentration camp (1937–45)

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Bu•chen•wald

(ˈbu kənˌwɔld, -ˌvɑlt, -xən-)

n.

the site of a former Nazi concentration camp in central Germany, near Weimar.

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Buchenwald - a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany

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