genocide
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/
genocide means: The planned killing of people to destroy their ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural group.
noun
GROUP DESTRUCTIONC1
The planned killing of people to destroy their ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural group.
- Many families survived the genocide.
- The leaders were accused of committing genocide.
- The museum remembers the victims of genocide.
Questions about genocide
What does genocide mean?
The planned killing of people to destroy their ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural group.
What is genocide in other languages?
Türkçe: soykırım · Español: genocidio · Français: génocide · Deutsch: Völkermord · Italiano: genocidio · 日本語: 大量虐殺
How do you pronounce genocide?
It is pronounced /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/.
How do you use genocide in a sentence?
Many families survived the genocide. The leaders were accused of committing genocide.
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