genocide (Meaning)

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genocide (n)

systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

genocide Sentence Examples

  1. The Holocaust was a systematic genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany against European Jews.
  2. The Armenian Genocide was a mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman government during World War I.
  3. The Rwandan Genocide was a horrific campaign of mass murder against the Tutsi people.
  4. The Cambodian Genocide, also known as the Killing Fields, saw the Khmer Rouge regime systematically exterminate millions of Cambodians.
  5. The Bosnian Genocide was a brutal conflict that included the mass killing of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serbs.
  6. The Darfur Genocide continues to target civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan.
  7. Recognizing genocide is crucial for preventing future atrocities and bringing perpetrators to justice.
  8. The United Nations has defined genocide as "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group."
  9. The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, including genocide.
  10. It is our collective responsibility to condemn all forms of genocide and strive for a world where all lives are respected and valued.

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systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

carnage,pogrom, murder, holocaust, butchery, bloodshed, slaughter, massacre, eradication, death

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The Holocaust was a systematic genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany against European Jews.

The Armenian Genocide was a mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman government during World War I.

The Rwandan Genocide was a horrific campaign of mass murder against the Tutsi people.

The Cambodian Genocide, also known as the Killing Fields, saw the Khmer Rouge regime systematically exterminate millions of Cambodians.