# Shoah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃəʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #66,290

## Definitions
1. The systematic mass murder (genocide) of an estimated six million European Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II.

## Etymology
From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה (šōʾā, “catastrophe”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shoah