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Definition of buchenwald
buchenwald
/ˈbuːkənˌwɔːld/
Bu · chen · wald
buchenwald Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
3
• noun
1
A large Nazi German concentration camp established in 1937 on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar in Thuringia, central Germany, where tens of thousands of prisoners died during World War II and which now serves as a historical memorial.
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Buchenwald. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/buchenwald