Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The systematic killing of a racial or cultural group.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The systematic
killing of substantial numbers of people on the basis ofethnicity ,religion ,political opinion,social status , or other particularity. - noun Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or a significant portion of, a
national , ethnic,racial or religious group.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The report was about the horrors in Darfur; the Bush administration using the term genocide to describe what was happening.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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The report was about the horrors in Darfur; the Bush administration using the term genocide to describe what was happening.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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The report was about the horrors in Darfur; the Bush administration using the term genocide to describe what was happening.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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The report was about the horrors in Darfur; the Bush administration using the term genocide to describe what was happening.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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Turkey rejects the term genocide and says between 300,000 and 500,000 Armenians, and at least as many Turks, died in combat or from starvation when Armenians rose up and sided with invading Russian forces.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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Many historians agree, but Turkey disputes the term "genocide" and claims many Turks died during fighting in eastern Turkey in 1915 and 1916.
Armenian genocide denial to be banned in France as senators approve new law 2012
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Last year, Mr. Obama avoided using the term genocide in his April 24 statement.
Turkey, on Edge, Watches U.S. Vote on Armenia Marc Champion 2010
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Last year, Mr. Obama avoided using the term genocide in his April 24 statement.
Turkey, on Edge, Watches U.S. Vote on Armenia Marc Champion 2010
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Since Turkey vehemently rejects the term genocide, what judgment should then be passed, and by whom, that will not tarnish the present generation of Turks?
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Since Turkey vehemently rejects the term genocide, what judgment should then be passed, and by whom, that will not tarnish the present generation of Turks?
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