konsentrasjonsleir

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From konsentrasjon +‎ -s- +‎ leir; apparently from English concentration camp (during the 2nd Boer War), but compare with German Konzentrationslager.

Noun

konsentrasjonsleir m (definite singular konsentrasjonsleiren, indefinite plural konsentrasjonsleirer, definite plural konsentrasjonsleirene)

  1. a concentration camp

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From konsentrasjon +‎ -s- +‎ leir; as above.

Noun

konsentrasjonsleir m (definite singular konsentrasjonsleiren, indefinite plural konsentrasjonsleirar, definite plural konsentrasjonsleirane)

  1. a concentration camp

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