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Using Birkenau

  • In the example corpus, birkenau often appears in combinations such as: auschwitz birkenau, and birkenau, ii birkenau.

Context around Birkenau

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

auschwitz 17×

Often after:

camp 4× foundation 1× extermination 1× memorial 1× death 1× concentration 1×

Sentence patterns with Birkenau

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the auschwitz birkenau state museum 2× auschwitz birkenau state museum 1× auschwitz ii birkenau extermination camp 1× camp auschwitz birkenau in the 1× camp auschwitz birkenau on jan 1× ground at birkenau the largest 1× monument in birkenau 1× of auschwitz birkenau 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a group of 1× about 20 survivors 1× auschwitz birkenau state 1× delivering a keynote 1× foto christopher furlong 1× in collaboration with 1×

Common sentence endings:

auschwitz birkenau camp 1× birkenau camp complex 1× birkenau concentration camp 1× birkenau on jan 1× by soviet troops 1× city of oswiecim 1×

Words around Birkenau

Just before it in the word index:

birkeland 5 birkel 2 birkebeiner 3 birkdale 5 birkby 4 birkbeck 9

Just after it in the word index:

birkenfeld 2 birkenhead 37 birkenholz 2 birkenshaw 2 birkenstock 26 birkenstocks 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

abaribe 42 abbasids 42 abstentions 42 abundances 42 acadians 42 acrisure 42

Corpus analysis for Birkenau

  • In this selection, "birkenau" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, auschwitz, camp, foundation and extermination stand out and add context to how "birkenau" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the auschwitz birkenau state museum and auschwitz birkenau state museum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "birkenau" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with birkenau

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Oswiecim, Poland. (6 words)

A group of visitors move through the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. (10 words)

Today is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Piotr Cywinski attend commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet army’s liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. (39 words)

Delivering a keynote address at the commemoration on behalf of the Pillars of Remembrance, private donors who support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and its mission to preserve the authenticity of the memorial site, Amb. (34 words)

At one point, they prayed with their heads pressed on the ground at Birkenau, the largest part of the camp and the most notorious site of Germany’s mass murder of European Jews. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

And I’m sitting here as the grandson of a Holocaust survivor who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau, and I mean, she survived that hell.

The Nazi regime killed more than 1.1 million people at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp - including Jewish people, Poles and prisoners of war.

About 20 survivors from various camps set up by around Europe were to lay wreaths at the Death Wall in Auschwitz and hold prayers at the monument in Birkenau.

Saturday, January 27, is designated by the United Nations General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with the date noted as the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex.

Survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony in southern Poland.

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz – Birkenau on Jan.

At one point, they prayed with their heads pressed on the ground at Birkenau, the largest part of the camp and the most notorious site of Germany’s mass murder of European Jews.

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Oswiecim, Poland.

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Delivering a keynote address at the commemoration on behalf of the Pillars of Remembrance, private donors who support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and its mission to preserve the authenticity of the memorial site, Amb.

Foto: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images An aerial view of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau extermination camp on December 19, 2019 in Oswiecim, Poland.

In collaboration with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, a huge exhibit called “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Piotr Cywinski attend commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet army’s liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan.

On 27 January, Anatoly Isachenko will take part in commemorative events timed to the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in the city of Oswiecim.

On Monday, observances with the participation of foreign leaders and survivors will take place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial to mark 75 years since it was liberated by Soviet troops.

Recently there was a commemoration at a Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem to mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp have marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation - returning to the place where they lost entire families.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a complex of more than 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by the Nazis in occupied Poland.

Today is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

When Piotr Cywinski took over as the director of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland more than a decade ago, every day he would meet a survivor.

A group of visitors move through the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.

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Common combinations with birkenau

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