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genocide
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈdʒen.ə.saɪd/ us /ˈdʒen.ə.saɪd/
the crime of intentionally destroying part or all of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, by killing people or by other methods: （尤指对整个民族、种族或宗教团体的）大屠杀，种族灭绝
The violence was reminiscent of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
The country is still recovering from one of the worst genocides in modern times.
victims of genocide种族大屠杀的受害者
Genocide was first introduced as a legal concept at the Nuremberg Trials of 1945-46.
Karadzic was charged with two counts of genocide and five of crimes against humanity.
The Bush administration called it a genocide.
Genocides usually occur amid the haze of war.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Murder & attempted murder
asphyxiation
assassinate
assassination
assassination attempt
attempt
butcher
dispatch
drive-by
genocidal
gun someone down
homicide
infanticide
knock
pop off
put someone to the swordidiom
regicide
rub
rub something out
slaughter
throttle
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genocidal
genocide | American Dictionary
genocide
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈdʒen·əˌsɑɪd/
politics & government
the intentional killing of all of the people of a nation, religion, or racial group
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