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əˌsaɪdnoun
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
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Genocide
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- International commission forges ahead to identify genocide victims.
- Although the term genocide was first coined in 1944, the crime itself has been committed often in history.
- No one at the original table probably foresaw the conflict, genocide and occasional reconciliation of the next four centuries.
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Word Origin & History
genocide
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
genocide [(jen-uh-seyed)]The deliberate destruction of an entire race or nation. The Holocaust conducted by the Nazis in Germany and the Rwandan genocide are examples of attempts at genocide.
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