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Revision as of 17:57, 13 February 2010 by Virgil Lasis (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Holocaust literally means "completely consumed by fire". The term can refer to:
- Armenian Holocaust, the first genocide described as a holocaust
- Jewish Holocaust, Nazi mass murders
- Red Holocaust or Communist Holocaust, Communist mass murders
- Cambodian Holocaust, the communist genocide in Cambodia
- African Holocaust, the enslavement and extermination of Africans by Europeans
- American Holocaust, the extermination of the native Americans by Europeans
- Holocaust (sacrifice), a burnt offering
- Death by burning, especially as a form of mass murder or mass destruction
- Holocaust (TV miniseries)
- Holocaust (comics)
- Holocaust (band)
- Nuclear holocaust, massive atomic bombing with global impact. This phrase was commonly used during the Cold War to refer to the possibility of worldwide nuclear annihilation and mutually assured destruction.
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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