ethnic cleansing
noun
: the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order to achieve ethnic homogeneity
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The United Nations has tried for more than a decade to advance drone non-proliferation efforts that could include limits such as forbidding the targeting of civilians or banning the use of swarms for ethnic cleansing.
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Frank Bajak, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
In fact, Shatz thinks this word—which does have a whiff of ethnic cleansing—is a mistranslation.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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Frank Bajak, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
In fact, Shatz thinks this word—which does have a whiff of ethnic cleansing—is a mistranslation.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ethnic cleansing
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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