Ausch ‧ witz /ˈaʊʃwɪts, -vɪts/ BrE AmE
the largest and most famous Nazi ↑ concentration camp in World War II, which was in ↑ occupied Poland. Over a million people, mostly Jews, died in this camp, and when people hear the name Auschwitz they think of the extreme cruelty and sadness that people suffered there.