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genocide
[ jen-uh-sahyd ]
noun
- the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
genocide
/ ˈdʒɛnəʊˌsaɪd /
noun
- the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group
genocide
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˌgenoˈcidal, adjective
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Other Words From
- geno·cidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of genocide1
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Example Sentences
While the world fixated on Ukraine and Syria, a near-genocide ripped through central Africa, to little international fanfare.
He was referring to the genocide of Muslims during the Bosnian War.
His latest book is An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers The Armenians?
To get a resolution about genocide passed, he devised a letter-writing campaign.
Watchers of the Sky examines the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, the man who succeeded in making genocide an international crime.
Nuclear nightmares intermingled with Armenian and Jewish flashbacks of genocide.
The mystery of our failure at genocide forced an unpleasant decision on Benson.
In a chance encounter with angry Serb mobs in the streets of Pristina he accused the Albanians of genocide.
Genocide is defined as the extermination of a race of sapient beings.
He didn't want to be accused of genocide, since the Lani were so human in appearance.
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