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Dachau

Syllables: Da·chauUK/ˈdækˌaʊ̯/US/ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/

Dachau proper noun: a town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

Proper noun

Dachau

  1. A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.
  2. (historical) A Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 near the medieval town of Dachau in Bavaria.

Origin of Dachau

Borrowed from German Dachau.

Words that rhyme with Dachau

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Questions about Dachau

What does Dachau mean?
Dachau means a town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.
What part of speech is Dachau?
Dachau is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dachau?
Dachau is pronounced /ˈdækˌaʊ̯/ (UK).

Words near Dachau in the dictionary

  1. Daceyville
  2. dacha
  3. dacha-saltee
  4. Dachang
  5. dachas
  6. Dachau
  7. dachel
  8. Dachen
  9. Dacheng
  10. dachi
  11. dachiardite

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