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genocide Definition

geno·cide (jenə sīd′)

noun

the systematic killing of, or a program of action intended to destroy, a whole national or ethnic group

Etymology: < Gr genos, race, kind (see genus) + -cide: first applied to the attempted extermination of the Jews by Nazi Germany

genocide Related Forms
gen′o·ci·dal (-sīd'l) adjective
genocide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • commit: Whether we go to war or commit genocide is a choice, too.
  • perpetrate: The media's claim that the Srebrenica massacre was an act of genocide perpetrated by the Serbs is a lie.
  • halt: This is the role of war, or at least of organized military force, in halting genocide and other violence against civilians.
  • constitute: Nevertheless, 2000 casualties on both sides during a civil war do not constitute genocide.
  • prevent: But we are the future; we can prevent genocide if we choose to take a stand.
  • stop: This site's sole purpose is to try to save lives by helping stop the genocide in Darfur.

Preposition: against

  • Kurd: He faces charge relating to alleged genocide against the Kurds.

Adjective modifier

  • Rwandan: The film tells the true story of a hotel manager who saved people from the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
  • Armenian: This sequence of events enabled the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide to muddy the waters.
  • Nazi: The Origins of Nazi Genocide: From Euthanasia to the Final Solution.
  • Cambodian: There is also a dearth of creative talent in the wake of the Cambodian genocide.
  • attempted: Horton argues that there is a strong case to be made for charging Burma's regime with genocide or at least attempted genocide.
  • committed: But the leaders of Turkey committed genocide against the Armenians.

Modifies a noun

  • survivor: Rwanda: The background, DFID in Rwanda, Story of a genocide survivor.
  • memorial: The victims and survivors: haunting images of the dead laid out at the genocide memorial at Murambi.
  • convention: His campaign came to an end when the genocide convention was accepted in 1986.
  • trial: Bosnian Serbs face genocide trial Seven Bosnian Serbs go on trial at The Hague, most facing genocide charges over the Srebrenica massacre.
  • charge: There is no statue of limitations on genocide charges, the Scotsman said.

Noun used with modifier

  • Rwandan: Equally, a prime opportunity for information warfare was missed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Preposition: of

  • century: I mean, the argument could be made that the genocide was perhaps the most well-documented genocide of the 20th century.
genocide Quotes

A process of genocide is being carried out before the eyes of the world.

—PopeJohn Paul II originally Karol Jozef Wojtyla

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