pogrom

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒɡɹəm/
• (America) IPA: /pəˈɡɹoʊm/; alternatively IPA: /ˈpoʊɡɹəm/

Noun

pogrom (plural pogroms)

1. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
2. An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.

Translations

• French: pogrom
• German: Pogrom
• Portuguese: pogrom
• Russian: погро́м
• Spanish: pogromo

Verb

pogrom (pogroms, present participle pogroming; past and past participle pogromed)

1. (transitive) To persecute or massacre a particular group of people.

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