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Yes, holocaust is playable

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"Holocaust" Definition

noun

A massive slaughter: "an important document in the so-far sketchy annals of the Cambodian holocaust” ( Rod Nordland).
A sacrificial offering that is consumed entirely by flames.
Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire.
The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II: "Israel emerged from the Holocaust and is defined in relation to that catastrophe” ( Emanuel Litvinoff).
A sacrifice consumed by fire.

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