genâ‹…oâ‹…cide
  [jen-uh-sahyd]
–noun
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
Origin:
1940–45; < Gk géno(s) race + -cide

Related forms:
genâ‹…oâ‹…cidâ‹…al, adjective
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gen·o·cide (jěn'ə-sīd') Pronunciation Key
n. The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.

[Greek genos, race; see genÉ™- in Indo-European roots + -cide.]
gen'o·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj., gen'o·cid'al·ly adv.
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genocide

noun
systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
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Language Translation for : genocide
Spanish: genocidio, German: der Völkermord,
Japanese: 集団虐殺
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genocide [(jen-uh-seyed)]

The deliberate destruction of an entire race or nation. The Holocaust conducted by the Nazis in Germany and the Rwandan genocide are examples of attempts at genocide.
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genocide
1944, apparently coined by Polish-born U.S. jurist Raphael Lemkin in his work "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe" [p.19], in reference to Nazi extermination of Jews, lit. "killing a tribe," from Gk. genos "race, kind" (see genus) + -cide, from L. -cidere "kill," comb. form of caedere "to cut, kill" (see concise). The proper formation would be *genticide.
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Main Entry: geno·cide
Pronunciation: 'jen-&-"sId
Function: noun
: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or culturalgroup —compare HOMICIDE —geno·cid·al /"jen-&-'sId-&l/ adjective