final solution

== English == === Etymology === Calque of German Endlösung, which is short for Endlösung der Judenfrage (“Final Solution to the Jewish Question”) === Pronunciation === === Noun === final solution (plural final solutions) (historical, often capitalized) The planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews by the Nazis; the Holocaust. (by extension) Any similar attempted or successful genocide. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see final,‎ solution. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Jewish Question