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pogrom definition

po·grom (pō′grəm, -gräm′; pō gräm′)

noun

an organized persecution and massacre, often officially prompted, of a minority group, esp. of Jews (as in czarist Russia)

Etymology: < Russ, earlier, riot, storm < po-, on, at, by (< IE *pos-, after > L post) + grom, thunder: see grim

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