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Definition of ethnically cleanse in English: ethnically cleanseverb with object To purge (a geographical area, a society, etc.) of ethnic or religious minority groups; to remove (a minority people) from an area, society, etc., on the grounds of ethnicity or religion, especially by expulsion or killing.
Origin 1990s; earliest use found in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Definition of ethnically cleanse in US English: ethnically cleanseverb with object To purge (a geographical area, a society, etc.) of ethnic or religious minority groups; to remove (a minority people) from an area, society, etc., on the grounds of ethnicity or religion, especially by expulsion or killing.
Origin 1990s; earliest use found in The Philadelphia Inquirer. |