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ethnocide

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English

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Etymology

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From ethno- +‎ -cide.

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Noun

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ethnocide (countable and uncountable, plural ethnocides)

  1. The deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic group, accomplished either by destroying the members of the group (genocide) or by destroying its cultural identity (culturicide).

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References

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  • Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6). Retrieved March 25, 2007, from Dictionary.com website:
  • ethnocide”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

French

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Etymology

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From ethno- +‎ -cide.

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ethnocide m (plural ethnocides)

  1. ethnocide