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TIL holocaust isn't only a proper noun.
But seeing as "holocaust" is only ever used to refer to Hitler's genocides, I think it's a good idea to use "Holocaust" for the Jewish one, and "genocide" for others.
Comment by greenknight at 24/04/2014 at 02:58 UTC
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In a way, I agree. I hope we never have another holocaust unseat it for proper noun status.