genocide

nounmass extermination

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noun mass extermination

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Word Origin & History

1944, apparently coined by Polish-born U.S. jurist Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) in his work "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe" [p.19], in reference to Nazi extermination of Jews, literally "killing a tribe," from Greek genos "race, kind" (see genus) + -cide. The proper formation would be *genticide.

Earlier in a similar sense was populicide (1799), from French populicide, by 1792, a word from the Revolution. This was taken into German, e.g. Völkermeuchelnden "genocidal" (Heine), which was Englished 1893 as folk-murdering.

Example Sentences for genocide

He didn't want to be accused of genocide, since the Lani were so human in appearance.

Genocide is defined as the extermination of a race of sapient beings.

The mystery of our failure at genocide forced an unpleasant decision on Benson.

In a chance encounter with angry Serb mobs in the streets of Pristina he accused the Albanians of genocide.

Nuclear nightmares intermingled with Armenian and Jewish flashbacks of genocide.

genocide

Synonyms for genocide

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crime against humanity

ethnic cleansing

extermination

extinguishment

holocaust

mass murder

genocide

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.css-1unrqcp{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}crime against humanity

ethnic cleansing

extermination

extinguishment

holocaust

mass murder

Synonyms for genocide

crime against humanity