German word Endlösung comes from German Ende (Conclusion. End, finish.), German Lösung
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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Ende | German (de) | Conclusion. End, finish. |
Lösung | German (de) | Breaking away. Cancellation. Solution (answer to a riddle or problem). Solution (solvent + solute; action of dissolving). |
Endlösung | German (de) | (chemistry, possibly, _, dated) the final solution: the solution reached after the last of several dissolutions of solute(s) in solvent(s). (dated) the final or definitive solution to a question or problem. (no plural, euphemistic) Nazi term for the planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews, the Holocaust. |