Shoah

From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה‎ (šōʾā, “catastrophe”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəʊ.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃoʊ.ə/

Shoah

1. (historical) The systematic mass murder of six million Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.
   • 1999, Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon:

     I never knew him, or any of my other relatives who died in the Shoah. But I would gladly dump every ounce of that gold into the ocean, just to give them a decent burial.

The term "Holocaust" may be synonymous with "Shoah" or may denote something broader; see the usage note at Holocaust.

Often used by Jewish or Israeli speakers.

• final solution
• Porajmos
• Meds Yeghern

• Ah Soh

Hebrew שואה‎ (“catastrophe”)

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.a/

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Shoah f

1. Holocaust, Shoah

Shoah ?

1. Shoah

   Synonym: Olocausto

• Szoa, Szoah

Borrowed from Hebrew שׁוֹאָה‎‎.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂɔ.a/, /ˈʂɔ.ax/
• Rhymes: -ɔa, -ɔax
• Syllabification: sho‧ah

Shoah n (indeclinable)

1. (historical, literary) Shoah (mass murder of Jews perpetrated by the Nazi Germany)

   Synonyms: Holocaust, Holokaust

• Shoah in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Shoah in Polish dictionaries at PWN