The genocide
Example: The genocide during the war destroyed many communities.
Definition
"The genocide" refers to the systematic and deliberate extermination of a particular national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, often resulting in mass killings and severe human rights violations. It is an act intended to destroy the existence of that group either wholly or partially.
Etymology
The word "genocide" was coined in 1944 by Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer, combining the Greek word 'genos' meaning race or tribe, with the Latin 'cide' meaning killing. Did you know? Lemkin created this term during World War II to describe the atrocities committed by the Nazis.
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"The genocide" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - History - (B2) - set 1", containing 210 commonly used words.
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