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单词 genocide
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genocide

[ jen-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪd /
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noun

the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Origin of genocide

1940–45; <Greek géno(s) race + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM genocide

gen·o·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby genocide

Gennaro, genoa, Genoa cake, Genoa salami, genocidaire, genocide, genocopy, genodermatosis, Genoese, genogram, génoise
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British Dictionary definitions for genocide

genocide
/ (ˈdʒɛnəʊˌsaɪd) /

noun

the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group

Derived forms of genocide

genocidal, adjective

Word Origin for genocide

C20: from geno-, from Greek genos race + -cide
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Cultural definitions for genocide

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.

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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