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genocide

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɛnəsaɪd/Part of speech nounSorted cdeeginoStarts with GEnds with E0 cluesVery common crossword word
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  1. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

Word origin

From the stem of Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) (cognate with Latin gēns (“tribe, clan”), whence genus), corresponding to geno- + -cide (“killing”). Piecewise doublet of gendercide. Compare genticide.

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  • A genocide will always be followed by the denial that it ever happened.
  • For the German occupying authorities war thus appears to offer the most appropriate occasion for carrying out their policy of genocide.
  • Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.

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