genocide

[ jen-uh-sahyd ]

/ ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪd /

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noun

the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

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Origin of genocide

1940–45; < Greek géno(s) race + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM genocide

gen·o·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby genocide

gennaro, genoa, genoa cake, genoa salami, genocidaire, genocide, genocopy, genodermatosis, genoese, genogram, genome

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Example sentences from the Web for genocide

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|DAILY BEAST
To get a resolution about genocide passed, he devised a letter-writing campaign.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By WWII, Lemkin had been peddling his ideas on genocide for more than a decade.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Raphael Lemkin was, by all accounts, obsessed with genocide long before he invented a name for it.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Is it the one where we condemn the genocide of Native Americans?
Are Politicians Too Dumb to Understand the Lyrics to ‘Born in the USA’?|Parker Molloy|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mystery of our failure at genocide forced an unpleasant decision on Benson.
The Test Colony|Winston Marks
Nuclear nightmares intermingled with Armenian and Jewish flashbacks of genocide.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Genocide is defined as the extermination of a race of sapient beings.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper
In a chance encounter with angry Serb mobs in the streets of Pristina he accused the Albanians of genocide.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
He 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

genocide

/ (ˈdʒɛnəʊˌsaɪd) /

noun

the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group

Derived forms of genocide

genocidal, adjective

Word Origin for genocide

C20: from geno-, from Greek genos race + -cide

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Cultural definitions for genocide

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.

genocide

noun

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