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'''Holocaust''' means "completely burnt" and derives from the Greek word ''holokauston'' - (''holos'': completely, and ''kaustos'': a sacrificial or burnt offering to a god). The term was used to describe a catstrophe but was first used to describe Hitler's persecution of the Jews (and other groups he considered undesirable, like gypsies, communists and homosexuals) during [[World War II]] in 1942.  

'''Holocaust''' means "completely burnt" and derives from the Greek word ''holokauston'' - (''holos'': completely, and ''kaustos'': a sacrificial or burnt offering to a god). The term was used to describe a catstrophe but was first used to describe Hitler's persecution of the Jews (and other groups he considered undesirable, like gypsies, communists and homosexuals) during [[World War II]] in 1942.  

'''''The'' Holocaust''' refers specifically to the genocide of the European Jews by the [[Nazi]] regime of [[Germany]].  It was a policy of extermination carried on the direct orders of [[Adolf Hitler]] motivated by his anti-Semitic beliefs.  

'''''The'' Holocaust''' refers specifically to the genocide of the European Jews by the [[Nazi]] regime of [[Germany]].  It was a policy of extermination carried on the direct orders of [[Adolf Hitler]] motivated by his anti-Semitic and National Socialist beliefs.  

In addition to the genocide of 6 million Jews, several million other people were also victims of Nazi atrocities, including Slavs, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma (Gypsies), physically and mentally disabled people, common criminals, homosexuals, communists and other political opponents of National Socialism regime.

In addition to the genocide of 6 million Jews, several million other people were also victims of Nazi atrocities, including Slavs, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma (Gypsies), physically and mentally disabled people, common criminals, homosexuals, communists and other political opponents of National Socialism regime.