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# An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group.
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# A [[hate crime]] with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.
 
# A [[riot]] aimed at [[persecution]] of a particular group, usually on the basis of their [[religion]] or [[ethnic]] origin.
 
# A [[riot]] aimed at [[persecution]] of a particular group, usually on the basis of their [[religion]] or [[ethnic]] origin.
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# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[persecute]] or [[massacre]] a particular group of people.
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Borrowed from {{bor|en|yi|פּאָגראָם}}, from {{der|en|ru|погро́м}}.

Latest revision as of 11:59, 16 October 2020

English

Noun

Pogrom (plural Pogroms)
  1. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group.
  2. A hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.
  3. A riot aimed at persecution of a particular group, usually on the basis of their religion or ethnic origin.

Verb

Pogrom (third-person singular simple present Pogroms, present participle Pogroming, simple past and past participle Pogromed)

  1. Luxembourgish To persecute or massacre a particular group of people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Template:Bor, from Template:Der.