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joy divisions

joy divisions is the plural of joy division.

Meaning of joy division

Noun

joy division (plural joy divisions)

  1. (historical, World War II) A Nazi concentration camp brothel and its battalion of conscripted sex slaves.
    • Here they kept close watch over the girls' bodies to keep them whole, undamaged. Here, when a girl was flogged she was not permitted to return to the Joy Division. She was immediately tossed on the van and—Off to the crematorium!1955, Ka-tzetnik 135633 [pseudonym; Yehiel De-Nur], translated by Moshe M. Kohn, House of Dolls, New York: Simon & Schuster, →OCLC, page 174

Questions about joy divisions

What is joy divisions the plural of?
Joy divisions is the plural of joy division.

Words near joy divisions in the dictionary

  1. joy buzzers
  2. joy car
  3. Joy Con
  4. Joy Cons
  5. joy division
  6. joy divisions
  7. joy girl
  8. joy girls
  9. joy house
  10. joy houses
  11. joy juice

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