genocide

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛnəsaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jen′ə sīd′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gen•o•cide /ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the deliberate and systematic killing or murdering of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
See -gen-, -cide-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gen•o•cide  ( jen′ə sīd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
  • Greek géno(s) race + -cide
  • 1940–45
gen′o•cid′al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genocide /ˈdʒɛnəʊˌsaɪd/ n
  1. the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group
Etymology: 20th Century: from geno-, from Greek genos race + -cideˌgenoˈcidal adj
'genocide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Karadžić - Rwanda - war crime - crime against humanity - ethnic cleansing - massacre

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