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genocide

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/

genocide means: The planned killing of people to destroy their ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural group.

noun

GROUP DESTRUCTIONC1

The planned killing of people to destroy their ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural group.

  • Many families survived the genocide.
  • The leaders were accused of committing genocide.
  • The museum remembers the victims of genocide.

Common phrases: commit genocide, victims of genocide, prevent genocide, acts of genocide

Questions about genocide

What does genocide mean?

The planned killing of people to destroy their ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural group.

What is genocide in other languages?

Türkçe: soykırım · Español: genocidio · Français: génocide · Deutsch: Völkermord · Italiano: genocidio · 日本語: 大量虐殺

How do you pronounce genocide?

It is pronounced /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/.

How do you use genocide in a sentence?

Many families survived the genocide. The leaders were accused of committing genocide.

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