genocidal

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Definition of genocidal in English English dictionary

Causative of or related to an act or policy of genocide

An ethnic civil war triggered the genocidal massacre of more than 500000 people in just a few short months. Hundreds of thousands of Rwandans fled.

Genocidal means relating to genocide or carrying out genocide. They have been accused of genocidal crimes

{s} of genocide, pertaining to the extermination of a large group of people (particularly those belonging to a certain race, religion, etc.)

Hyphenation

gen·o·cid·al

Turkish pronunciation

cenısaydıl

Pronunciation

/ˈʤenəˌsīdəl/ /ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪdəl/

Etymology

() genocide +‎ -al