GENOCIDE


Meaning of GENOCIDE in English

ˈjenəˌsīd noun

( -s )

Etymology: gen- (I) + -cide

1. : the use of deliberate systematic measures (as killing, bodily or mental injury, unlivable conditions, prevention of births) calculated to bring about the extermination of a racial, political, or cultural group or to destroy the language, religion, or culture of a group

2. : one who advocates or practices genocide

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