Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - holocaust
Holocaust
holocaust
ˈhɔləkɔ:st n. 1 a case of large-scale destruction, esp. by fire or nuclearwar. 2 (the Holocaust) the mass murder of the Jews by the Nazis 1939-45. 3 a sacrificewholly consumed by fire. [ME f. OF holocauste f. LL holocaustum f. Gk holokauston (as HOLO-, kaustos burnt f. kaio burn)]