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democide

UK/ˈdɛməsaɪd/

democide noun: murder of people by a government which has power over them.

Noun

democide (countable and uncountable, plural democides)

  1. (Mass) murder of people by a government which has power over them.

Forms of democide

pluraldemocides

Origin of democide

Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -cide.

Words formed from democide

Questions about democide

What does democide mean?
Democide means murder of people by a government which has power over them.
What part of speech is democide?
Democide is a noun.
How do you pronounce democide?
Democide is pronounced /ˈdɛməsaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of democide?
The plural of democide is democides.

Words near democide in the dictionary

  1. demobilizes
  2. demobilizing
  3. demobs
  4. Democ.
  5. democidal
  6. democide
  7. democides
  8. democoder
  9. democoders
  10. democonazole
  11. Democr.

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