ETHNIC CLEANSING

Meaning of ETHNIC CLEANSING in English

the elimination of an unwanted ethnic group or groups from a society, as by genocide or forced emigration.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ETHNIC CLEANSING — noun Date: 1991 the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order to achieve …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ETHNIC CLEANSING — The creation of an ethnically homogenous geographic area through the elimination of unwanted ethnic groups by deportation, forcible displacement, or …
Английский словарь Британика
ETHNIC CLEANSING — noun Etymology: probably translation of Croatian etničko čišćenje : the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETHNIC CLEANSING — n. (euphemism) violent and ruthless removal or elimination of an ethnic group (from a country or region) due to their …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ETHNIC CLEANSING — Date: 1991 : the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order to achieve …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ETHNIC CLEANSING — Function: noun Date: 1991 : the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ETHNIC CLEANSING — ■ noun the mass expulsion or killing of members of one ethnic or religious group in an area by those …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ETHNIC CLEANSING — noun [ U ] (used especially in news reports) the policy of forcing the people of a particular race or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETHNIC CLEANSING — ˌethnic ˈcleansing BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the action of forcing people to leave an area or country because of their …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ETHNIC CLEANSING — Ethnic cleansing is the process of using violent methods to force certain groups of people out of a particular area …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETHNIC CLEANSING — Ethnic cleansing is the process of using violent methods to force certain groups of people out of a particular area …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ETHNIC CLEANSING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ More have been wounded and others were victims of ethnic cleansing .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ETHNIC CLEANSING — The creation of an ethnically homogenous geographic area through the elimination of unwanted ethnic groups by deportation, forcible displacement, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ETHNIC CLEANSING — Этнические чистки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ETHNIC CLEANSING — этническая чистка.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
ETHNIC — adj ethnic (1. [Ch. Hist.] pagan; 2. ethnological)
Interlingua English vocab
ETHNIC — etnic
English interlingue dictionary
ETHNIC — kaliwatanon
English-Visayan vocabulary
ETHNIC — I. adjective see: sib Date: 15th century heathen , 2. of or relating to large groups of people classed according …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ETHNIC — I. ethnic noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos, adjective obsolete : heathen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEANSING — I. ˈklenziŋ, -zēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English clensing, from gerund of clensen to cleanse 1. : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETHNIC — (n.) A heathen; a pagan.
Английский словарь Webster
CLEANSING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleanse
Английский словарь Webster
CLEANSING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Cleanse
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ETHNIC — — ethnically , adv. /eth"nik/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group (ethnic group) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEANSING — n. cleaning, removing impurities; washing, removing dirt; cleanup
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLEANSING — adj. that acts as an antiseptic; of or pertaining to washing the body; ablutionary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ETHNIC — I. ˈeth-nik adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos national, gentile, from ethnos nation, people; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ETHNIC — noun a heathen; a pagan. 2. ethnic ·adj ·alt. of ethnical.
Webster English vocab
CLEANSING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of cleanse.
Webster English vocab
ETHNIC — [eth.nic] adj [ME, fr. LL ethnicus, fr. Gk ethnikos national, gentile, fr. ethnos nation, people; akin to Gk ethos custom--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ETHNIC — ethnic BrE AmE ˈeθ nɪk ▷ ethnic|ally ə l‿i ▷ ethnic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ETHNIC — / ˈeθnɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. connected with or belonging to a nation, race or people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETHNIC — I. eth ‧ nic 1 W3 AC /ˈeθnɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ethnic ; adverb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ETHNIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a (of a social group) having a common national or cultural tradition. b (of clothes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ETHNIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 a (of a social group) having a common national or cultural tradition. b (of clothes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ETHNIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a (of a social group) having a common national or cultural tradition. b (of clothes …
Oxford English vocab
ETHNIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ethnic means connected with or relating …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETHNIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ethnic means connected with or relating …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ETHNIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ethnic clash (= between people of different races ) ▪ 20 people died …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ETHNIC — [adjective] - of a national or racial group of peopleA question on ethnic origin was included in the census.The exhibition …
Cambridge English vocab
CLEANSING — cream/lotion [noun] [C]Cleansing creams and cleansing lotions are used for cleaning esp. the skin.(UK) The cleansing department of the town …
Cambridge English vocab
CLEANSING — Synonyms and related words : abstergent, abstersion, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, apologetic, ascetic, assuasive, atoning, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, bowdlerization, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ETHNIC — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: HEATHEN , gentile, infidel, infidelic, pagan, profane Related Words: non-Christian, unchristian 2 of, relating to, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLEANSING — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PURIFICATION , catharsis, expurgation, lustration, purgation
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLEANSING — I . n. Purification, purifying. II . a. 1. Purifying, purgative, abstergent, cathartic. 2. Purifying, regenerating, regenerative, redemptive.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ETHNIC — adjective 1. Synonyms: heathen , gentile, infidel, infidelic, pagan, profane Related Word: non-Christian, unchristian 2. of, relating to, or originating …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEANSING — noun Synonyms: purification , catharsis, expurgation, lustration, purgation
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEANSING — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ETHNIC — adj. Ethnic is used with these nouns: ↑ background , ↑ balance , ↑ category , ↑ community , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLEANSING — adj. Cleansing is used with these nouns: ↑ cream , ↑ lotion , ↑ ritual
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ETHNIC — adjective (Music) (Youth Culture) Of pop and rock music: inspired by, or incorporating elements of, the native music of a …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
ETHNIC — 1. сущ 1) представитель этнической группы; представитель национального меньшинства 2) уст. язычник Syn : gentile, heathen 1., pagan 1. 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEANSING — прил. очистительный; искупительный Syn : purgative, purgatorial, purgatory, purificatory, purifying очищающий, дезинфицирующий; - * agent моющее средство; - * cream …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEANSING — Слабительное
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLEANSING — Отладчик
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ETHNIC — ethnic.ogg 1. ʹeθnık n 1. 1> представитель (какой-л.) этнической группы 2> представитель национальной группы, обыкн. национального меньшинства ( особ. придерживающийся …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLEANSING — a очищающий, дезинфицирующий cleansing agent - моющее средство cleansing cream - крем для снятия косметики, очищающий крем
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLEANSING — 1) очистка 2) пробеливание ( сахара ) • - natural cleansing
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLEANSING — 1) очистка 2) пробеливание (сахара) • - natural cleansing
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ETHNIC — 1. сущ.1) представитель этнической группы; представитель национального меньшинства 2) устар. язычник Syn:gentile, heathen 1., pagan 1. 3) греч.; антич. эпитет, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLEANSING — прил.очистительный; искупительный Syn:purgative, purgatorial, purgatory, purificatory, purifying
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLEANSING — (n) мусороудаление и ассенизация
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CLEANSING — a очищающий, дезинфицирующий ~ agent - моющее средство ~ cream - крем для снятия косметики, очищающий крем
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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