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Dachau.

A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdækˌaʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation[ˈdækˌaʊ̯]Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/General-American[ˈdɑˌkʰaʊ̯]General-American
  1. A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

  2. A Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 near the medieval town of Dachau in Bavaria.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Dachau.

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