pogrom

[ puh-gruhm, -grom, poh- ]

/ pəˈgrʌm, -ˈgrɒm, poʊ- /

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noun

an organized massacre, especially of Jews.

Origin of pogrom

1880–85; (<Yiddish ) <Russian pogróm literally, destruction, devastation (of a town, country, etc., as in war), noun derivative of pogromít’, equivalent to po- perfective prefix + gromít’ to destroy, devastate, derivative of grom thunder

SYNONYMS FOR pogrom

slaughter, butchery.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pogrom

pogrom , program

Words nearby pogrom

pogoniasis, pogonion, pogonip, pogonophoran, pogo stick, pogrom, Pogson ratio, pogy, Pohai, Pohang, pohiri

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Example sentences from the Web for pogrom

As of this writing, Ukraine is drawing to a close the bloodiest day of a 72-hour pogrom.
Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame|Michael Weiss|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My Baruch was three years old then and she married during the Pogrom in Kiev.
Crimes of Charity|Konrad Bercovici
Let us make sixty the minimum—or let there be a pogrom among the authors!
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
These gentry know well the precise points where a pogrom can most easily be started.
Six days of the Irish Republic|Louis Redmond-Howard

Milovka lay off the pogrom route, and had not of itself caught the contagion; careful injection of the virus was necessary.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill
In the beginning of the twelfth century the Jewish colony of Kiev experienced the first pogrom.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow

British Dictionary definitions for pogrom

pogrom

/ (ˈpɒɡrəm) /

noun

an organized persecution or extermination of an ethnic group, esp of Jews

Word Origin for pogrom

C20: via Yiddish from Russian: destruction, from po- like + grom thunder

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Cultural definitions for pogrom

pogrom

[ (puh-grum, puh-grom, poh-gruhm) ]

A massacre or persecution instigated by the government or by the ruling class against a minority group, particularly Jews (see also Jews).

notes for pogrom

Pogroms were common in Russia during the nineteenth century.

单词	pogrom
释义	pogrom [ puh-gruhm, -grom, poh- ] / pəˈgrʌm, -ˈgrɒm, poʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pogrom ON THESAURUS.COM noun an organized massacre, especially of Jews. Origin of pogrom 1880–85; (<Yiddish ) <Russian pogróm literally, destruction, devastation (of a town, country, etc., as in war), noun derivative of pogromít’, equivalent to po- perfective prefix + gromít’ to destroy, devastate, derivative of grom thunder SYNONYMS FOR pogrom slaughter, butchery. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pogrom ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pogrom pogrom , program Words nearby pogrom pogoniasis, pogonion, pogonip, pogonophoran, pogo stick, pogrom, Pogson ratio, pogy, Pohai, Pohang, pohiri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pogrom As of this writing, Ukraine is drawing to a close the bloodiest day of a 72-hour pogrom. Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame\|Michael Weiss\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST My Baruch was three years old then and she married during the Pogrom in Kiev. Crimes of Charity\|Konrad Bercovici Let us make sixty the minimum—or let there be a pogrom among the authors! Shandygaff\|Christopher Morley These gentry know well the precise points where a pogrom can most easily be started. Six days of the Irish Republic\|Louis Redmond-Howard Milovka lay off the pogrom route, and had not of itself caught the contagion; careful injection of the virus was necessary. Ghetto Comedies\|Israel Zangwill In the beginning of the twelfth century the Jewish colony of Kiev experienced the first pogrom. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)\|S. M. Dubnow British Dictionary definitions for pogrom pogrom / (ˈpɒɡrəm) / noun an organized persecution or extermination of an ethnic group, esp of Jews Word Origin for pogrom C20: via Yiddish from Russian: destruction, from po- like + grom thunder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pogrom butchery, extermination, annihilation, bloodbath, genocide, carnage, bloodletting, slaughter, murder, bloodshed, decimation, slaying, assassination Cultural definitions for pogrom pogrom [ (puh-grum, puh-grom, poh-gruhm) ] A massacre or persecution instigated by the government or by the ruling class against a minority group, particularly Jews (see also Jews). notes for pogrom Pogroms were common in Russia during the nineteenth century. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pogrom

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