genocide
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
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Origin of genocide
1Other words from genocide
- gen·o·cid·al, adjective
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How to use genocide in a sentence
When taken to an extreme, hateful rhetoric by political leaders can precipitate civil wars and genocides, as was the case in the 1990s in Rwanda, where Hutu extremists used anti-Tutsi radio broadcasts to foment widespread violence.
When Politicians Use Hate Speech, Political Violence Increases | LGBTQ-Editor | September 29, 2020 | No Straight NewsMore still are protesting the movie since parts were filmed in Xinjiang, a minority region of China facing cultural genocide from the government.
Amid geopolitical tensions, ‘Mulan’ is a litmus test for loyalties | rhhackettfortune | September 9, 2020 | FortuneThe starkest example of that is the human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang, where some argue a full-blown genocide is underway.
China’s insatiable appetite for control is forcing even its “model minority” to rebel | Isabella Steger | September 4, 2020 | QuartzThe war-on-fire mentality found especially fertile ground in California, a state that had emerged from the genocide and cultural destruction of tribes who understood fire and relied on its benefits to tend their land.
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? | by Elizabeth Weil | August 28, 2020 | ProPublicaKitty Genovese is not in Bosnia, but genocide resides there now.
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | January 9, 2020 | Freakonomics
While the world fixated on Ukraine and Syria, a near-genocide ripped through central Africa, to little international fanfare.
He was referring to the genocide of Muslims during the Bosnian War.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis latest book is An Inconvenient genocide: Who Now Remembers The Armenians?
Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin | Geoffrey Robertson | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo get a resolution about genocide passed, he devised a letter-writing campaign.
Watchers of the Sky examines the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, the man who succeeded in making genocide an international crime.
Nuclear nightmares intermingled with Armenian and Jewish flashbacks of genocide.
After the Rain | Sam VakninThe mystery of our failure at genocide forced an unpleasant decision on Benson.
The Test Colony | Winston MarksIn a chance encounter with angry Serb mobs in the streets of Pristina he accused the Albanians of genocide.
After the Rain | Sam Vakningenocide is defined as the extermination of a race of sapient beings.
Little Fuzzy | Henry Beam PiperHe didn't want to be accused of genocide, since the Lani were so human in appearance.
The Lani People | J. F. Bone
British Dictionary definitions for genocide
/ (ˈdʒɛnəʊˌsaɪd) /
the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group
Origin of genocide
1Derived forms of genocide
- genocidal, adjective
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Cultural definitions for genocide
[ (jen-uh-seyed) ]
The deliberate destruction of an entire race or nation. The Holocaust conducted by the Nazis in Germany and the Rwandan genocide are examples of attempts at genocide.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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