Holocaust | Mean of holocaust in English Dictionary

/ˈhoʊləˌkɑːst/

• Noun
• the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II
1. The museum is devoted to the Holocaust.
2. Her parents were survivors of the Holocaust. = Her parents were Holocaust survivors.
3. a Holocaust memorial
• an event or situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed especially by fire
1. There were fears of a nuclear holocaust.