also: アウシュビッツ · アウシュヴィツ · アウシュウィッツ
noun
Auschwitz
Refers specifically to the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. A historical term.
アウシュヴィッツはポーランドにある強制収容所の跡地です。
Auschwitz is the site of a former concentration camp in Poland.
Most common katakana rendering of the German name Auschwitz.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Search-only kana form; not a standard written spelling.
From German 'Auschwitz', the name of the town in Poland where the camp was located.