holokaust

1. the Holocaust
   Njegovi deda i baba su preživeli Holokaust. — His grandparents survived the Holocaust.
   U muzeju je otvorena izložba o holokaustu. — An exhibition about the Holocaust has opened at the museum.
2. holocaust; mass destruction
   Naučnici upozoravaju na mogući nuklearni holokaust. — Scientists warn of a possible nuclear holocaust.

For the historical event it is often capitalized: Holokaust. In a broader sense the word also covers the Nazi murder of Roma and other groups.