populicide

English edit

Etymology edit

Latin populus (“people”) +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɒpjʊlɪˌsaɪd/

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Noun edit

populicide (plural populicides)

The slaughter of a people; a massacre.

Related terms edit

see democide
English terms suffixed with -cide

Translations edit

Translations

French: populicide (fr) m

References edit

“populicide”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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