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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Germany north-northwest of Munich. It was the site of a Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 and captured by the Allies in April 1945.

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  • noun a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany

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Examples

  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

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  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

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  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

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  • There were atrocities committed [in Dachau], but even after the Americans liberated it there were thousands of people dying.

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  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

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  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

    Page 2 2009

  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

    Page 2 2009

  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

    Page 2 2009

  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

    Page 2 2009

  • In 1966 I was living in Dachau Concentration Camp outside of Munich and working there as a civilian for the U.S.

    Page 2 2009

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