GENOCIDE


Meaning of GENOCIDE in English

[ 'dʒɛnəsʌɪd ]

■ noun the deliberate killing of a very large number of people from a particular ethnic group or nation.

Derivatives

genocidal adjective

Origin

1940s: from Gk genos 'race' + -cide .

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