genocide
noun
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
genocides
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pluralof genocide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It also commemorates the millions of people outside the Jewish faith who were murdered through Nazi persecution, and those targeted in more recent genocides.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
In addition to survivor testimony from the Holocaust, it has included personal accounts of the genocides that took place in Armenia in 1915-1916, in Cambodia in the 1970s and in Rwanda in the 1990s.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
There have always been monuments to commemorate the loss of life from calamitous events: wars, genocides, terrorist attacks.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
Kim, 47, knew that anyone there of his age or older had survived one of the most brutal genocides of the 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
She said a local gallery in Rochester, called the Visual Studies Workshop, had been showing photography from genocides around the world, and perhaps we could do an exhibit there.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
