Auschwitz-Birkenau

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ʂfit͡s ˈbir.kɛ.naw/
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Rhymes: -ɛnaw
Syllabification: Au‧schwitz-‧Bir‧ke‧nau

Proper noun

Auschwitz-Birkenau m inan (indeclinable)

(historical, Nazism, World War II) Auschwitz (concentration camp)
Synonym: Auschwitz

Further reading

Auschwitz-Birkenau in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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