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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In 2016, following a free election that saw voters reject the junta in favor of democratic candidates, the military launched a brutal campaign against the Rohingya widely recognized as an ethnic cleansing, with thousands killed and hundreds of thousands fleeing across the border to Bangladesh.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Palestinians, other Arabs and many experts in the field have rejected Mr. Trump’s proposal as ethnic cleansing.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump's statements are racist and a call for ethnic cleansing, aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause and denying the national rights of our people.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The Palestinian people have been under occupation, ethnic cleansing, and all sorts of crimes since 1948.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Palestinians, other Arabs and many experts in the field have rejected Mr. Trump’s proposal as ethnic cleansing.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump's statements are racist and a call for ethnic cleansing, aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause and denying the national rights of our people.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The Palestinian people have been under occupation, ethnic cleansing, and all sorts of crimes since 1948.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
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 19 Apr. 2025.
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