POGROM


Meaning of POGROM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' p ō -gr ə m, ' pä-; p ō - ' gräm, p ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: Yiddish, from Russian, literally, devastation

Date: 1903

: an organized massacre of helpless people specifically : such a massacre of Jews

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