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ethnocide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
eth-no-cide
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ethno- + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethnocides (plural)

Derived Forms

ethnocidal

Phrases

auto-ethnocide

Questions

What does ethnocide mean?
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).
Where does ethnocide come from?
From ethno- + -cide.

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