Ethnocide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ethnocide is a noun meaning 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).
Meaning
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).
Word Forms
- ethnocides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genocide, auto-ethnocide, culturicide, culturecide, culturcide, culturocide.
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