POGROM


Meaning of POGROM in English

/ ˈpɒgrəm; NAmE ˈpoʊg-/ noun

the organized killing of large numbers of people, because of their race or religion (originally the killing of Jews in Russia)

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Russian , literally devastation , from gromitˈ destroy by the use of violence.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.