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genocide

Noun Hard
English: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Explanation: The systematic and deliberate extermination of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

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"The international court is investigating claims of genocide."

massacre extermination ethnic cleansing mass murder annihilation pogrom
preservation protection fostering nurturing

"GENO-CIDE" – "GENO" (race/origin) + "CIDE" (killing), so killing of a race.

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