Definition of concentration camp Concentration camp
con•cen•tra•tion camp
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What does concentration camp mean?
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| concentration camp - a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) | ||
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| camp temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" | ||
| concentration camp - a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions | ||
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- concentration camp (Noun)
A camp where large numbers of persons—such as political political prisoners , prisoner of prisoners of war , refugees—are detained for the purpose of concentrating them in one place. - concentration camp (Noun)
A camp or premises in which persons considered to be undesirable by those who control it are hidden away, mistreated, and even killed. - concentration camp (Noun)
A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place.
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concentration camp
A guarded compound used by the Nazis during the second World War for the imprisonment of civilians considered as enemies.
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A concentration camp is a place which a government uses to keep people who are either against that government or who it thinks are too dangerous to remain free. Sometimes these are called internment camps, where a large number of people are put in prison without a trial.
The people who are locked away in such a prison, are not usually yet found guilty of a crime, but may be politically against the leaders of a region, people who are of a certain race or religion, or non-military prisoners of war.
History of concentration camps.
Many countries have used concentration camps often during wars or times of trouble and fighting.
The English words "concentration camps" were first used by the British in the Second Boer War in Africa around 1900. The families of South African men fighting against the British were put in camps to stop them from giving food and help to the fighters. Their houses and farms were burned. At least 30,000 people, mostly children, died in these camps from sickness or hunger.
Concentration camps became more famous and hated after 1936 when Nazi Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, thought certain groups of people should be killed (including Jews, Roma people, and homosexuals) and others were politically dangerous (socialists, communists or religious persons who disagreed with the Nazis). People were often sent to these camps to work. After a few years, some camps were set up to kill people. These are now called "extermination camps" or "death camps". People were ga
