Belsen — [bel′zən] village in W Germany, near Hanover: with the nearby village of Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp and extermination center (called Bergen Belsen) … English World dictionary
Belsen — Belsen, Dorf im Oberamte Rottenburg des württembergischen Kreises Schwarzwald, merkwürdige Kirche, angeblich ehemals Tempel des Belen; 950 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Belsen — or Bergen Belsen geographical name locality N Germany on Lüneburg Heath NW of Celle; site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Belsen — /bel zeuhn/, n. locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Also called Bergen Belsen. * * * … Universalium
Belsen — Bel|sen a Nazi ↑concentration camp in northern Germany during World War II. Thousands of people, especially Jews, were killed in Belsen … Dictionary of contemporary English
Belsen — Concentration camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, during World War II, full name Bergen Belsen … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Belsen — n. village in north Germany (was the site of the Bergen Belsen Nazi concentration camp) … English contemporary dictionary
Belsen — Bel•sen [[t]ˈbɛl zən[/t]] n. geg why locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp (Bergen Belsen) during World War II … From formal English to slang
Belsen — See Bergen Belsen … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
Belsen — /ˈbɛlsən/ (say belsuhn) noun a village in north western Germany (formerly in West Germany); the site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Also, Bergen Belsen …
