ethnocide

English

Etymology

ethno- +‎ -cide

Noun

ethnocide (plural ethnocides)

The deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic group, accomplished either by destroying the members of the group (genocide) or by destroying its cultural identity (culturicide).

Derived terms

auto-ethnocide

Translations

Translations

Finnish: etnomurha
French: ethnocide (fr) m
Greek: please add this translation if you can
Italian: etnocidio m
Polish: etnocyd m
Russian: этноци́д (ru) m (etnocíd)
Spanish: etnocidio (es) m
Ukrainian: етноци́д m (etnocýd)

References

Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6). Retrieved March 25, 2007, from Dictionary.com website:
“ethnocide”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

French

Etymology

From ethno- +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛt.nɔ.sid/
Audio (file)

Noun

ethnocide m (plural ethnocides)

ethnocide

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