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genocide
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
genocide
(noun)
genocide
/
ˈ
ʤɛnəˌsaɪd/
noun
genocide
/
ˈ
ʤɛnəˌsaɪd/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GENOCIDE
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:
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
— genocidal
/ˌʤɛnə
ˈ
saɪdl̟/
adjective
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