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Men are as we have always known them, neither better nor worse from the hearts of rogues there springs a latent honesty, from the depths of honest men there emerges a brutish appetite - a thirst for extermination, a desire for blood.
Federica Montseny

Meaning of "extermination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTERMINATION

extermination  [ɪkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTERMINATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extermination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTERMINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Extermination

Extermination or exterminate may refer to: ▪ Pest control, elimination of insects or vermin ▪ Genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group ▪ Extermination, a 2001 PlayStation 2 game by Deep Space ▪ "Exterminate!", a 1992 song by Snap...

Definition of extermination in the English dictionary

The definition of extermination in the dictionary is annihilation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTERMINATION


agnation
æɡˈneɪʃ ən
coagulation
kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
commercialization
kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
cybernation
ˌsaɪbəˈneɪʃ ən
decontamination
ˌdiːkənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exaggeration
ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTERMINATION

exterior angle
exterior decoration
exteriorisation
exteriorise
exteriority
exteriorization
exteriorize
exteriorly
exterminable
exterminate
extermination camp
exterminative
exterminator
exterminatory
extermine
extern
external
External Affairs
external auditor
external degree

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTERMINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of extermination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXTERMINATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «extermination» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of extermination

Translation of «extermination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTERMINATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

灭绝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exterminio
570 millions of speakers

English

extermination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तबाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إبادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

истребление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extermínio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্মূলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extermination
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemusnahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ausrottung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絶滅
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Extermination
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêu diệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழிப்பதே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संपुष्टात येणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imha
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterminio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zagłady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

винищування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exterminare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξόντωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernietiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förintelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utryddelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extermination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTERMINATION»

The term «extermination» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTERMINATION» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «EXTERMINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word extermination.
1
Wilfred Burchett
Could anything justify the extermination of civilians on such a scale?
2
Rene Cassin
How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal?
3
Alexander Dubcek
Spring and summer 1942 was probably the worst period of internal terror in Slovakia. It was also the time of mass deportation of Slovak Jews to the extermination camps in Poland.
4
Terry Eagleton
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure.
5
Martin Heidegger
Agriculture is now a motorized food industry, the same thing in its essence as the production of corpses in the gas chambers and the extermination camps, the same thing as blockades and the reduction of countries to famine, the same thing as the manufacture of hydrogen bombs.
6
Ludwig von Mises
Men are fighting... because they are convinced that the extermination of adversaries is the only means of promoting their own well-being.
7
Federica Montseny
Men are as we have always known them, neither better nor worse from the hearts of rogues there springs a latent honesty, from the depths of honest men there emerges a brutish appetite - a thirst for extermination, a desire for blood.
8
Alva Myrdal
The world generally speaking is now drifting on a more and more devastating course towards the absurd target of extermination - or rather, to be more exact - of the northern hemisphere's towns, fields, and the people who have developed our civilization.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTERMINATION»

Discover the use of extermination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extermination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and ...
For thirty years Benedict Kiernan has been deeply involved in the study of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Ben Kiernan, 2008
2
National Socialist Extermination Policies: Contemporary ...
Moving beyond the well-established problems and public discussions of the Holocaust, this collection of essays, written by some of the leading German historians of the younger generation, leaves behind the increasingly agitated arguments of ...
Ulrich Herbert, Götz Aly, 2000
3
The Bed Bug Book: The Complete Guide to Prevention and ...
Explains how to prevent bedbugs, identify them, and exterminate them, in a book that includes tips for travelers, advice on buying secondhand goods, and provides environmentally friendly methods and solutions.
Ralph H. Maestre, 2011
4
The Years of Extermination
The Years of Extermination, the completion of Saul Friedländer's major historical opus on Nazi Germany and the Jews, explores the convergence of the various aspects of this most systematic and sustained of modern genocides.
Saul Friedlander, 2009
5
War of Extermination: The German Military in World War II
The picture that emerges from this collection is a depressing one and raises many questions about why "ordinary men" got involved as perpetrators and bystanders in an unprecedented program of extermination of "racially inferior" men, women, ...
Hannes Heer, Klaus Naumann, Heer Naumann, 2004
6
Ethics and Extermination: Reflections on Nazi Genocide
A series of essays on three aspects of Nazi Germany, 'the east', 'euthanasia' and extermination.
Michael Burleigh, 1997
7
Nazism, 1919-1945: Foreign policy, war and racial extermination
The volume contains the most systematic documentation available in English of the Nazi programmes of racial and eugenic extermination, including a case study of the occupation of Poland.
Jeremy Noakes, Geoffrey Pridham, 2001
8
Extermination
Don Pendleton. Extermination CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTERFOUR CHAPTERFIVE CHAPTER.
Don Pendleton, 2014
9
Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East
In Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East, Stephen G. Fritz bridges the gap in scholarship by incorporating historical research from the last several decades into an accessible, comprehensive, and coherent narrative.
Stephen G. Fritz, 2011
10
The Holocaust: Abwehr to extermination camps
Articles identify and describe individuals and events connected with the persecution of Jews and others across Europe in the 1930s and 1940s.
Geoffrey Wigoder, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTERMINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extermination is used in the context of the following news items.
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Self-described Texas 'bee czar' keeps HQ in Austin
“Whether or not he supports extermination or removal, he hasn't had that conversation yet.” Wednesday afternoon, Schumacher's bee rescue ... «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
2
Six ways to fight back against scorpions
For more extermination tips, visit Arizona's largest collection of homeowner DIY advice, information and FAQs at RosieontheHouse.com and ... «KTAR.com, Jul 15»
3
The Srebrenica Precedent
But the Bosnian government claimed that these detention centers were Nazi-style extermination camps, similar to Auschwitz or Treblinka. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
Animal advocates salute CO for saving orphan bear cubs
Minutes after their extermination, the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter called to say they had heard of the bear cub rescue and were ready and ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»
5
The Claim That 'Gay Marriage Can Defeat the Islamic State' Is …
Did a photo of an embracing couple move Adolf Hitler to call his genocidal armies back home and close the extermination camps? Did some ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
6
Documents go behind the scenes of the Budget
... project would focus on growing the kiwi population to a sustainable level through careful monitoring programmes and predator extermination. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Dominion Recap 7/9/15 Season 2 Episode 1 Premiere "Heirs of …
... upon a quaint southern town whose residents have inexplicably managed to insulate themselves from the fallout of the Extermination War.”. «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
8
Pope Francis: 'Genocide' of Christians taking place in the Middle East
Many Christian activists have been alarmed at what they perceive as the marginalisation, persecution and often extermination of Christian ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
9
Our View: Obama, FEMA wrong on disaster declaration
Yet the extermination of millions of those birds has caused egg prices to go up nationwide. Furthermore, in rural areas of Iowa – one of the ... «The Daily Nonpareil, Jul 15»
10
Unsilencing Gaza: One year since 'Operation Protective Edge'
... crueler means of extermination, all vying for our divided and beleaguered attentions and increasingly desensitized consciousness—not only ... «Firedoglake, Jul 15»

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