ALL meanings of concentration camp
con·cen·tra·tion camp
C c - countable noun concentration camp A concentration camp is a prison in which large numbers of ordinary people are kept in very bad conditions, usually during a war. 3
- noun concentration camp a guarded prison camp in which nonmilitary prisoners are held, esp one of those in Nazi Germany in which millions were exterminated 3
- noun concentration camp a prison camp in which political dissidents, members of minority ethnic groups, etc. are confined 3
- noun concentration camp prison camp 1
- noun concentration camp a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners. 1
- noun concentration camp A camp where large numbers of persons—such as political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees—are detained for the purpose of concentrating them in one place. 0
- noun concentration camp A camp or premises in which persons considered to be undesirable by those who control it are hidden away, mistreated, and even killed. 0
- noun concentration camp A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place. 0