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I've always had a keen interest in the world. My father was in Patton's 3rd Army, and he helped liberate Dachau in the 7th Army.
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Meaning of "Dachau" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DACHAU

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PRONUNCIATION OF DACHAU

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DACHAU

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Dachau is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DACHAU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dachau

Dachau

Dachau is a town in Upper Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 kilometres north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich with roughly 45,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of town with its 18th-century castle is situated on an elevation and visible over a great distance. Dachau was founded in the 9th century. It was home to many artists during the late 19th and early 20th century; well-known author and editor Ludwig Thoma lived here for two years. The town is also known for its proximity to the infamous Dachau concentration camp built in 1933 by the Nazis, in which tens of thousands of prisoners died.

Definition of Dachau in the English dictionary

The definition of Dachau in the dictionary is a town in S Germany, in Bavaria: site of a Nazi concentration camp. Pop: 39 474.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DACHAU

Dacca
dace
dacha
dachshund
Dacia
Dacian
dacite
dack
dacker
dacks
dacoit
dacoitage
dacoities
dacoity
dacquoise
Dacron

WORDS THAT END LIKE DACHAU

au
beau
Bissau
bureau
cadeau
chateau
Cocteau
Dessau
Frau
Guinea-Bissau
Hauhau
mairehau
nilghau
nouveau
nylghau
Palau
Pau
tau
Tokelau
Zwickau

Synonyms and antonyms of Dachau in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dachau» into 25 languages

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达豪
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Dachau
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Dachau
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داخاو
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Дахау
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Dachau
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ダッハウ
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하우
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Dachau
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Dachau
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டேச்சு
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Translator English - Marathi

डाचौ
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Дахау
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Dachau
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Νταχάου
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Dachau
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Trends of use of Dachau

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DACHAU»

The term «Dachau» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.290 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dachau

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Ed Royce
I've always had a keen interest in the world. My father was in Patton's 3rd Army, and he helped liberate Dachau in the 7th Army.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DACHAU»

Discover the use of Dachau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Dachau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Legacies of Dachau: The Uses and Abuses of a Concentration ...
A unified interpretation of the historical, political and remembered culture of Dachau concentration camp, first published in 2001.
Harold Marcuse, 2001
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Dachau: The Harrowing of Hell
Twenty-five years after his experiences at Dachau, Marcus unearthed his Dachau notes and letters and used them as source materials for this book, which was first published by the Univer— sity of New Mexico Press in 1972 under the title The ...
Marcus J. Smith, 2012
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After Dachau
Obsessed with finding a "golden case," Jason Tull eventually discovers Mallory Hastings, a supposed mental patient whose previous life hides a devastating truth, in a fictional exploration of alternative realities within the mainstream.
Daniel Quinn, 2006
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Dachau 29 April 1945: The Rainbow Liberation Memoirs
Members of the Rainbow Division, 42nd Infantry discuss what it was like to participate in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in April of 1945.
Sam Dann, 1998
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The Last Train to Dachau
The Last Train to Dachau is based on the real life plight of the Miller family during World War II. With the invasion of Poland by the Germans, the story follows the family and their experiences of: the occupation, hunger, cold, and the ...
Robert B. Niklewicz, 2010
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The Last Survivor: Living in a Town Called Dachau
Ryback meets the people of Dachau and discovers how they live under the camp's shadow. He also tells the story of Martin Zaidenstadt, a camp guide whose past is difficult to reveal and, at times, to believe.
Timothy Ryback, Timothy W. Ryback, 2001
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The Dachau Defendants: Life Stories from Testimony and ...
In the 489 Dachau trials, 1700 criminals of Nazi Germany faced American justice.
Fern Overbey Hilton, 2004
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Justice at Dachau: the trials of an American prosecutor
A fascinating look inside the Nuremberg trials offers a close-up portrait of American prosecutor William Denson, a U.S. Army attorney assigned to prosecute Nazi war criminals who won more than 177 convictions and who risked his Army career ...
Joshua Greene, 2003
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Surviving the Hell of Auschwitz and Dachau: A Teenage ...
This book documents Leslie's experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust. (In 2013, Schwartz was awarded Germany's highest civilian honor, the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.) (Series: Anpassung - Selbstbehauptung ...
Leslie Schwartz, Marc David Bonagura, 2013
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Dachau, Holocaust, and US Samurais: Nisei Soldiers First in ...
This story must be told ever and ever to be never forgotten.
Pierre Moulin, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DACHAU»

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US rabbi seeks to ban Shoah-denial items from Amazon
Online retail giant comes under fire over sale of jigsaw puzzle depicting ovens at Dachau crematorium. 'This is a real slap in the face for ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
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GOD BLESS THIS HERO: 101-Year-Old WWII Vet Honored With …
... to this day: The sight of the emaciated and sick prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp, which Appleby's unit helped liberate in 1945. «WCBM, Jul 15»
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Google is sorry for placing Nazi camps in mobile game Ingress
... reported last week that some of these locations were located inside concentration camps such as Auschwitz, Dachau and Sachsenhausen. «The Market Business, Jul 15»
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THEATER REVIEW Bent
Our play first introduces Berlin party-boy Max, who is arrested along with his gentle consort and sent to Dachau. En route, the guards force Max ... «Windy City Times, Jul 15»
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Rebecca Lenkiewicz: this government is 'determined to crush the poor'
... in Nazi-occupied Paris and was arrested and sent to Dachau, where she was executed, apparently with the word “Liberté” on her lips. “That's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Google Unit Apologizes For 'Ingress' Nazi Concentration Camps
"We strongly object to parts of the Dachau concentration camp being chosen as locations for the video game Ingress," said Thomas. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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Madison County World War II veteran dies
His division also liberated the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. After the war, Mr. Brown was a contractor and carpenter. His work ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Google 'Nazi death camps' game incurs furious backlash from …
Gabrielle Hammermann, director of the Dachau memorial site, said the locations were offensive to anyone who endured, or whose relatives ... «RT, Jul 15»
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North Texas Holocaust Survivor Returns To Concentration Camp
It's been 70 years since Jack Repp of Dallas was liberated from Dachau concentration camp as a Nazi prisoner. (Published Friday, Jul 3, 2015). «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Jul 15»
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Google angers Holocaust survivors by including real-world …
Several other sites where former concentration camps were located, including Dachau – where there was 32,000 documented and thousands ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»

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