Oświęcim
geographical name
Oś·wię·cim
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variants:
or German Auschwitz \ ˈau̇sh-ˌvits
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Definition of Oświęcim
commune in southern Poland west of Kraków population 40,000
Note: Oświęcim was the site of the World War II Nazi concentration camp usually called Auschwitz.