Buchenwald

American

[boo-kuhn-wawld, book-uhn-, bookh-uhn-vahlt] / ˈbu kənˌwɔld, ˈbʊk ən-, ˈbux ənˌvɑlt /

noun

site of a former Nazi concentration camp in central Germany, near Weimar.

Buchenwald British

/ ˈbuːxənvalt /

noun

a village in E central Germany, near Weimar; site of a Nazi concentration camp (1937–45)

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With the exponential advances in AI, "the phenomenon is growing," said Jens-Christian Wagner, director of the foundation that manages the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora memorials.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

In 1945 she visited Buchenwald days after its liberation, writing to her editor that the concentration camps were the essential story of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

He first marched to concentration camp Buchenwald and later on to Terezin, where he was liberated on the brink of death from exhaustion and typhus.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

While there, he and Aramin also toured the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

At six o’clock that afternoon, the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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