Hadamar

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːdamaʁ/

Proper noun

Hadamar n (proper noun, genitive Hadamars or (optionally with an article) Hadamar)

1. A town in Hesse, Germany
2. (history) a local hospital complex where thousands of people (especially mentally disabled) were “euthanized” during the Third Reich