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genocide

🇬🇧 UK/'dʒenəsaɪd/🇺🇸 US/'dʒenәu,said/
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Definitions

n.

The deliberate and systematic killing or destruction of a racial, ethnic, or national group.

种族灭绝;大屠杀

v.

To carry out genocide against a group of people.

对……实施种族灭绝

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
genbirth, produce, kind
+
oconnector
+
cidcut, kill, fall
+
econnector
=genocide

Common Collocations

  • 1.commit genocide实施种族灭绝
  • 2.prevent genocide防止种族灭绝
  • 3.genocide prevention防止灭种

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Holocaust was one of history's most tragic genocides.

  • 2.

    International laws were established to prevent genocide.

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