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concentration camp
noun
: a type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions
Full Definition of CONCENTRATION CAMP
: a camp where persons (as prisoners of war, political prisoners, or refugees) are detained or confined
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First Known Use of CONCENTRATION CAMP
1901
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