genocide

gen·o·cide  (jn-sd)

n.

The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.

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

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geno·cidal (-sdl) adj.

geno·cidal·ly adv.

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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

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genocide

1. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial or national group.
2. an actor in this process. — genocidal, adj.

See also: Race

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the killing of an entire people or of a very large number of a people. — genocidal, adj.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

genocide - systematic killing of a racial or cultural group race murder, racial extermination kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

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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] N → genocidio m

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genocide [ˈdʒɛnəsaɪd] n → génocide m

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genocide

n → Völkermord m, → Genozid nt (geh)

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genocide [ˈdʃɛnəʊˌsaɪd] n → genocidio

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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 种族灭绝，有机划的灭种和屠杀