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Holocaust
01
a catastrophic event that results in widespread death and destruction
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Plural form
holocausts
Examples
The holocaust of war left the country in ruins, with countless lives lost.
02
the mass killing of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during World War II
Examples
The Holocaust remains one of the most horrific chapters in human history.
