Definition of Ethnic Cleansing in English :

Define Ethnic Cleansing in English

Ethnic Cleansing meaning in English

Meaning of Ethnic Cleansing in English

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Ethnic Cleansing pronunciation in English

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Ethnic Cleansing

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Noun

1. ethnic cleansing

the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area

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Ethnic Cleansing

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noun
euphemistic
the violent removal by one ethnic group of other ethnic groups from the population of a particular area: used esp of the activities of Serbs against Croats and Muslims in the former Yugoslavia

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Ethnic Cleansing

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the systematic attempt to eliminate an ethnic group from a country or region as by forced expulsion or mass execution

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Ethnic Cleansing

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n.
The systematic elimination of an ethnic group or groups from a region or society, as by deportation, forced emigration, or genocide.

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