pogrom

[puh-gruhm, -grom, poh-]

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noun

an organized massacre, especially of Jews.

Origin of pogrom

1880–85; (< Yiddish) < Russian pogróm literally, destruction, devastation (of a town, country, etc., as in war), noun derivative of pogromít’, equivalent to po- perfective prefix + gromít’ to destroy, devastate, derivative of grom thunder

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slaughter, butchery.

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Examples from the Web for pogrom

Contemporary Examples

As of this writing, Ukraine is drawing to a close the bloodiest day of a 72-hour pogrom.
Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame
Michael Weiss
February 20, 2014
The pro-Nazi Palestinian leader, Haj Amin al-Husseini, instigated the Farhud pogrom against the Jews of Iraq in 1941.
Denigrating Jewish Refugees
Lyn Julius
August 9, 2012

Historical Examples

Once more the days of expecting a pogrom in Uliassutai returned to us.
Beasts, Men and Gods
Ferdinand Ossendowski
Often we heard that the pogrom was led by a priest carrying a cross before the mob.
The Promised Land
Mary Antin
A massacre (pogrom) of the Jews was perpetrated here in 1903.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7
Various
The Whites put up a provocateur as before a pogrom in Russia.
The Soul of John Brown
Stephen Graham
The doctor gives us a picture of a pogrom in a tiny Russian province town.
Unicorns
James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for pogrom

pogrom

noun

an organized persecution or extermination of an ethnic group, esp of Jews

Word Origin

C20: via Yiddish from Russian: destruction, from po- like + grom thunder

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Word Origin and History for pogrom

n.

1882, from Yiddish pogrom, from Russian pogromu "devastation, destruction," from po- "by, through, behind, after" (cognate with Latin post-; see post-) + gromu "thunder, roar," from PIE imitative root *ghrem- (see grim).

pogrom in Culture

pogrom

[(puh-grum, puh-grom, poh-gruhm)]

A massacre or persecution instigated by the government or by the ruling class against a minority group, particularly Jews (see also Jews).

Note

Pogroms were common in Russia during the nineteenth century.

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Examples from the Web for pogrom

Contemporary Examples

As of this writing, Ukraine is drawing to a close the bloodiest day of a 72-hour pogrom.

The pro-Nazi Palestinian leader, Haj Amin al-Husseini, instigated the Farhud pogrom against the Jews of Iraq in 1941.

Historical Examples

Once more the days of expecting a pogrom in Uliassutai returned to us.

Often we heard that the pogrom was led by a priest carrying a cross before the mob.

A massacre (pogrom) of the Jews was perpetrated here in 1903.

The Whites put up a provocateur as before a pogrom in Russia.

The doctor gives us a picture of a pogrom in a tiny Russian province town.

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Word Origin and History for pogrom

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