Final Solution


noun
  1. the Nazi program of annihilating the Jews of Europe during the Third Reich.

Origin of Final Solution

1
1945–50; translation of German endgültige Lösung

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Final Solution

A term applied by Nazis to the genocide of European Jews (see also Jews) during World War II. Before instituting the Final Solution, the Nazi government had abolished the Jews' rights, destroyed and confiscated their property, and confined Jews in concentration camps.

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