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Belsen

[ bel-zuhn ]

noun

  1. locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.


Belsen

/ ˈbɛlsən; ˈbɛlzən /

noun

  1. a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)
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Example Sentences

It was published after her death at Bergen Belsen camp aged 15.

From Reuters

The newsreels of the liberation of Belsen horrified her.

From BBC

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at age 15.

From Reuters

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at the age of 15.

From Reuters

The medical students, average age 21, were volunteers, recruited initially to help care for starving Dutch children but who found, just before they were due to travel, their destination had been changed to Belsen.

From BBC

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