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ethnic cleansing
ethnic cleansingn. The systematic elimination of an ethnic group or groups from a region or society, as by deportation, forced emigration, or genocide.ethnic cleansing n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) euphemistic the violent removal by one ethnic group of other ethnic groups from the population of a particular area: used esp of the activities of Serbs against Croats and Muslims in the former Yugoslavia eth′nic cleans′ing
n. the elimination of an unwanted ethnic group or groups from a society, as by genocide or forced emigration. [1990–95] ethnic cleansingThe deliberate removal or killing of a minority ethnic group within a country by a dominant ethnic group.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ethnic cleansing - the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that areagroup action - action taken by a group of people |
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ethnic cleansing Euphemistic the violent removal by one ethnic group of other ethnic groups from the population of a particular area: used esp of the activities of Serbs against Croats and Muslims in the former Yugoslavia Ethnic Cleansing
A form of genocide in which one population group systematically kills another, often within the borders of its own country—e.g., the killing of Muslims in the former Yugoslavia, or Kurds in Iraq—based on differences in ethnic origin. Ethnic cleansing is often regarded as synonymous with genocide, but is defined as forced deportation or population transfer, which often escalates to genocide. The escalation point is sometimes called murderous ethnic cleaningethnic cleansing
Words related to ethnic cleansingnoun the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that areaRelated Words |