Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Russia, an organized massacre, particularly a massacre of Jews that is countenanced more or less openly by the officials.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
riot aimed atpersecution ormassacre of a particularethnic orreligious group, usually Jews.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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January 10th, 2010 at 3: 32 pm tombaker says: pogrom is the new freedom!
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I don't want to use the word pogrom, it would be too strong.
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I don't want to use the word pogrom, it would be too strong.
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I don't want to use the word pogrom, it would be too strong.
The National Post previews Tuesday's hearing - Ezra Levant 2008
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I don't want to use the word pogrom, it would be too strong.
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A word pogrom is used mostly in relation with a form of riot directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious, or other, and characterized by the killing and destruction of their homes, businesses, and religious centers.
cafebabel.com 2009
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(And that, of course, is why the word pogrom comes from the Russian language.)
WordPress.com News 2009
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An additional reason for the pogrom was the reputed wealth of a goodly number of the Jewish families of Nizhni-Novgorod.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) I. [Translator] Friedlaender 1900
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Knocking Sarah Palin or Rush Limbaugh is no 'pogrom' - Faith & Reason
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Colin Delany 2011
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A pogrom was a collective punishment attack against random innocent people by the majority, protected by the police.
TPMCafe 2009
rolig commented on the word pogrom
For this word's Russian origins, see my comment at porajmos.
November 18, 2008