Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holodomor

/ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: holodomor
IPA: /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government.

name

А famine with mass deaths, especially one of the Soviet famines in 1921–22, 1932–33, or 1946–47.

Example Sentences

"In 1928 the village was divided into kulaks, middle-peasants, and poor peasants: "this was the beginning of the planned murder-famine (holodomor).""
"This article argues that English studies about the Holodomor should focus on the historical conditions that led to it, through study and interpretation of narrative (political, media, religious, and testimonial) texts."
"There are sophists who retort that Mr. Duranty was recognized for what he wrote before he bore false witness about the Holodomor, as Ukrainians refer to this genocide."
"Recalling the Joint Statement on the 70th anniversary of the Great Famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine (Holodomor) that was circulated as an official document of the United Nations General Assembly and in which Holodomor was officially recognized as the national tragedy of the Ukrainian people, caused by the cruel actions and policies of the totalitarian regime, […]"
"The resolution, which will be jointly brought to the vote next week by the three governing parties and conservative opposition leaders, will describe the 1932–33 Holodomor as part of “a list of inhuman crimes by totalitarian systems that extinguished millions of human lives in Europe in the first half of the 20th century”."
"Some of the publications of the Association’s regional branches are also steeped in xenophobia and anti-Semitism (for example, the proceedings of the 2003 Kharkiv conference “The Holodomors in Ukraine: Reasons, Victims, Perpetrators”)."

Etymology

Late 1980s, from Ukrainian Голодомо́р (Holodomór), from го́лод (hólod, “hunger, famine”) + мо́р (mór, “mass death, exhaustion”). Compare мори́ти (morýty, “kill by hunger or exhaustion”, verb). Not related to Holocaust.

Word Breakdown

Root: Голодомо́р

Inflected Forms

Holodomors (plural) Golodomor (alternative)

Phrases

another famine that affected Kazakhstan during Soviet times

Frequently Paired Words

dekulakization Asharshylyk another famine that affected Kazakhstan during Soviet times

Synonyms

artificial famine famine-genocide Great Famine terror famine terror-genocide

Questions

How do you pronounce holodomor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/.
What does holodomor mean?: The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government.
Where does holodomor come from?: Late 1980s, from Ukrainian Голодомо́р (Holodomór), from го́лод (hólod, “hunger, famine”) + мо́р (mór, “mass death, exhaustion”). Compare мори́ти (morýty, “kill by hunger or exhaustion”, verb). Not related to Holocaust.

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