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genocide
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gen·o·cide  (jn-sd)
n.
The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.

[Greek genos, race; see gen- in Indo-European roots + -cide.]

geno·cidal (-sdl) adj.
geno·cidal·ly adv.

genocide [ˈdʒɛnəʊˌsaɪd]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group
[from geno-, from Greek genos race + -cide]
genocidal  adj

genocide
1. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial or national group.
2. an actor in this process. — genocidal, adj.
See also: Race
the killing of an entire people or of a very large number of a people. — genocidal, adj.
See also: Killing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.genocide - systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

genocide
noun massacre, killing, murder, slaughter, holocaust, ethnic cleansing (euphemistic), carnage, extermination, mass murder, annihilation, pogrom, butchery, mass slaughter They have alleged that acts of genocide and torture were carried out.
Translations
genocide [ˈdʒenəʊsaɪd] Ngenocidio m

genocide [ˈdʒɛnəsaɪd] ngénocide m

genocide
nVölkermord m, → Genozid nt (geh)

genocide [ˈdʃɛnəʊˌsaɪd] ngenocidio

genocide
n genocide [ˈdʒenəsaid]
the deliberate killing of a race of people. volksmoord إبادَه جَماعِيَّه геноцид genocida folkemord der Völkermord γενοκτονία genocidio genotsiid نسل کشی kansanmurha génocide רצח עם नर संहार genocid népirtás pembantaian þjóðarmorð genocidio 集団虐殺 대량 학살 genocidas genocīds pembunuhan kaum genocide folkemord ludobójstwo genocídio genocid геноцид genocída genocid genocid folkmord การฆ่าล้างเผ่าพันธุ์ soykırım 種族屠殺 геноцид کسی گروہ یا قوم کو مٹانے کی مہم tội diệt chủng


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