ethnocide

noun

eth·​no·​cide

ˈethnəˌsīd,

-nōˌ-

plural -s

: the deliberate destruction of an ethnic culture

Word History

Etymology

ethno- + -cide

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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