Belsen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈbɛlsən/, German: /ˈbɛlzən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bel′zən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bel•sen  (bel′zən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names, World Historylocality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Also called Bergen-Belsen. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Belsen / ˈbɛlsən ˈbɛlzən/
  1. a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)
'Belsen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bergen-Belsen - frank

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