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counter-genocide

counter-genocide noun: a genocide perpetrated in response or retaliation to another genocide.

Noun

counter-genocide (plural counter-genocides)

  1. A genocide perpetrated in response or retaliation to another genocide.

Forms of counter-genocide

pluralcounter-genocides
alternative formcountergenocide

Origin of counter-genocide

From counter- + genocide.

Questions about counter-genocide

What does counter-genocide mean?
Counter-genocide means a genocide perpetrated in response or retaliation to another genocide.
What part of speech is counter-genocide?
Counter-genocide is a noun.
What is the plural of counter-genocide?
The plural of counter-genocide is counter-genocides.

Words near counter-genocide in the dictionary

  1. counter-evidence
  2. counter-evidences
  3. counter-finalities
  4. counter-finality
  5. counter-flory
  6. counter-genocide
  7. counter-genocides
  8. counter-gravity
  9. counter-immunoelectrophoresis
  10. counter-imperialism
  11. counter-imperialist

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