ethnocide

English

Etymology

From ethno- +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ethnocide (countable and uncountable, plural ethnocides)

1. 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
• ethnocidal

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: etnomurha
• French: ethnocide (fr) m
• Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: etnocidio m
• Polish: etnocyd m
• Portuguese: etnocídio 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:

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Noun

ethnocide m (plural ethnocides)

1. ethnocide