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There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Meaning of "ethnic cleansing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ETHNIC CLEANSING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHNIC CLEANSING

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Ethnic cleansing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ETHNIC CLEANSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ethnic cleansing

Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic or religious groups from a given territory with the intent of creating a territory inhabited by people of a homogeneous or pure ethnicity, religion, culture, and history. The forces applied may be various forms of forced migration, as well as mass murder, and intimidation. Ethnic cleansing is usually accompanied with the efforts to remove physical and cultural evidence of the targeted group in the territory through the destruction of homes, social centers, farms, and infrastructure, and by the desecration of monuments, cemeteries, and places of worship. Initially used by the perpetrators during the Yugoslav Wars and cited in this context as a euphemism akin to that of the "final solution", by the 1990s the term gained widespread acceptance in academic discourse in its generic meaning.

Definition of ethnic cleansing in the English dictionary

The definition of ethnic cleansing in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHNIC CLEANSING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHNIC CLEANSING

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Synonyms and antonyms of ethnic cleansing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ethnic cleansing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETHNIC CLEANSING

Find out the translation of ethnic cleansing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ethnic cleansing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ethnic cleansing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

种族清洗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

limpieza étnica
570 millions of speakers

English

ethnic cleansing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जातीय सफाई
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التطهير العرقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этнических чисток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limpeza étnica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাতিগত নির্মূল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nettoyage ethnique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pembersihan etnik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ethnische Säuberung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

民族浄化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인종 청소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyucian etnis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thanh lọc sắc tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன அழிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पारंपारीक साफ करणारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Etnik temizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pulizia etnica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czystki etniczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етнічних чисток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

purificare etnică
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εθνοκάθαρση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

etniese suiwering
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

etnisk rensning
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

etnisk rensing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ethnic cleansing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHNIC CLEANSING»

The term «ethnic cleansing» is regularly used and occupies the 73.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHNIC CLEANSING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ethnic cleansing

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4 QUOTES WITH «ETHNIC CLEANSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ethnic cleansing.
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Sebastian Junger
One could reasonably argue that the Turkish pogrom against the Armenians during World War I qualifies as a crime against humanity, as does the United States' ethnic cleansing of Native Americans.
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.
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John Major
I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.
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Lord Robertson
But we acted pre-emptively in Kosovo in 1999 to stop Milosevic from doing what he was doing and increasingly doing the ethnic cleansing in a systematic way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHNIC CLEANSING»

Discover the use of ethnic cleansing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ethnic cleansing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
His groundbreaking and controversial work sheds new light on the origins and development of the Palestinian—Israeli conflict, asking questions that the world has so far failed to ask to reveal the real story behind the events of 1948.
Ilan Pappe, 2007
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The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, the Nazi Holocaust) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India).
Michael Mann, 2005
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Bosnia Remade: Ethnic Cleansing and Its Reversal
Bosnia Remade is an authoritative account of ethnic cleansing and its partial undoing in the Bosnian wars from 1990 to the present.
Gerard Toal, Carl T. Dahlman, 2011
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Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-century Europe
Traces the history of ethnic cleansing and its relationship to genocide and population transfer, illustrating why the practice has grown in incidence in the twentieth century as modern states and societies continue to organize themselves by ...
Norman M. Naimark, 2002
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Redrawing Nations: Ethnic Cleansing in East-Central Europe, ...
Those interested in European Cold-War history will find this book indispensable for understanding the profound but hitherto little known upheavals caused by the massive ethnic cleansing that took place from 1944 to 1948.
Philipp Ther, Ana Siljak, 2001
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Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the ...
Details the history of the three major waves of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the Balkan peninsula and Yugoslavia during the twentieth century.
Paul Mojzes, 2011
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Terrible Fate: Ethnic Cleansing in the Making of Modern Europe
These are tantalizing reminders of what was once the bustling cosmopolitan city of Salonica, home not just to Greeks but to thousands of Sephardic Jews, Turks, Bulgarians, and Armenians living and working peacefully alongside one another.
Benjamin Lieberman, 2013
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Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans: Nationalism and the ...
This book looks at the phenomenon of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans over the last two hundred years. Carmichael brings together a vast array of primary and secondary sources to produce a concise and accessible argument.
Cathie Carmichael, 2003
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The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity: The Armenian ...
The book stands as powerful testimony to those who perished and as an unimpeachable rebuttal to denial."--Norman M. Naimark, author of "Stalin's Genocides" "This is an extraordinary book in many ways.
Taner Akçam, 2012
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When History is a Nightmare: Lives and Memories of Ethnic ...
Through the narratives and testimonies of Bosnian refugees who survived ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, this title demonstrates how ethnic cleansing has worked its way into people's lives and memories
Stevan M. Weine, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHNIC CLEANSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ethnic cleansing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Twenty years after Srebrenica, ethnic cleansing has become a …
It cannot be right that ethnic cleansing has become a defence to genocide. When mass killings accompany massive forced displacement, with a ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
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Photos: Remembering the Victims of the Srebrenica Massacre
The U.N. Security Council designated Srebrenica a “safe area” on April 16, 1993, in the midst of war and ethnic cleansing in the former ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Who is doing 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria?
In some recent reports the Kurds have been accused of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against Sunni Arabs. After an analysis of articles ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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Turkmen Fear Ethnic Cleansing, Move to Form Militia Against Kurds …
Turkmen groups in western Syria, close to the border with Turkey, are working to create an independent militia to combat both the Islamic State ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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OP-ED: Xenophobia and Ethnic Cleansing in The Dominican …
Currently, ethnic cleansing is being waged in the Dominican Republic against Haitians. This crisis is occurring in the very backyard of the ... «Haitian Times, Jul 15»
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Dom. Repub's Ethnic Cleansing
A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in an effort that many ... «charlestonchronicle.net, Jul 15»
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Syria: Pro-Kurdish YPG accused of 'ethnic cleansing'
"Violations in Tal Abyad's suburbs have reached the dimensions of ethnic cleansing, torture and murder," Salih said. He also said that the YPG ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»
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Newswire :Dominican Republic's 'ethnic cleansing'
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in ... «Greene County Democrat, Jul 15»
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Syria, ethnic cleansing in Palestine…and the world still complains …
Syria, ethnic cleansing in Palestine…and the world still complains about terror!!!!!! July 2nd, 2015. By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine. The recent acts of ... «The People's Voice, Jul 15»
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Ethnic cleansing of the American South
This fit of ethnic cleansing was inevitable, given the popularity of getting ourselves politically correct, which has grown from a cottage industry, ... «Fairfield Sun Times, Jun 15»

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