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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Bu Meh, a member of Myanmar's Karenni ethnic minority, fled what her relatives described as ethnic cleansing in the Southeast Asian nation about 10 years ago.
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
War crime This Israeli behavior is clearly ethnic cleansing, which is a war crime.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
Related article Former defense minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza
Critics say the responses suggest two sets of rules: one for the West’s traditional allies, and another for its foes.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Al-Burhan’s government accuses the UAE of backing the RSF, which has allegedly committed ethnic cleansing in Darfur.
—Charlie Campbell / Dubai, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
War crime This Israeli behavior is clearly ethnic cleansing, which is a war crime.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
Related article Former defense minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza
Critics say the responses suggest two sets of rules: one for the West’s traditional allies, and another for its foes.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Al-Burhan’s government accuses the UAE of backing the RSF, which has allegedly committed ethnic cleansing in Darfur.
—Charlie Campbell / Dubai, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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