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The Holocaust was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews.

The word holocaust derives from the ancient Greek holokaustos, a burnt offering; see Holocaust (sacrifice).

Holocaust may also refer to:

• Genocide, the intentional destruction of a people
• Holocaust (band), a Scottish heavy metal band
• Holocaust, a fictional DC Comics character and member of the Blood Syndicate
• Holocaust (Marvel Comics), a fictional character
• Holocaust (miniseries), a 1978 American television miniseries
• "Holocaust", a song by Big Star from the 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers
• "Holocaust", a song by Bathory from the 1988 album Blood Fire Death
• "Holocaust", a 2019 song by Lil Darkie
• The Holocaust (album), a 2006 album by Blue Sky Black Death and Warcloud
• Romani Holocaust

See also

• Red Holocaust (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing holocaust
• Holocausto (disambiguation)
• Names of the Holocaust
• Shoah (disambiguation)

• Disambiguation pages