concentration camp

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A camp where troops are assembled, prior to combat or transport.

   “A concentration camp is a place, near the scene of intended operations or near an embarkation point, where troops are assembled for immediate use against the enemy or for transport to an over-sea theater of operations.”

2. isim A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities.

   “All Cubans (men, women, and children) were ordered to move into garrisoned Spanish towns or concentration camps.”

3. isim A situation of overcrowding and extremely harsh conditions.

   “The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.”