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ethnic cleansing
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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ethnic cleansing
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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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eth'nic cleans'ing
n.
the elimination of an unwanted ethnic group or groups from a society, as by genocide or forced emigration.
[1990–95]
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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
group action - action taken by a group of people
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