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domicides

domicides is the plural of domicide.

Meaning of domicide

Noun

domicide (countable and uncountable, plural domicides)

  1. The deliberate destruction of a home or homes.
    • Currently, no word exists for the action of destroying peoples’ homes and/or expelling them from their homeland. We suggest the neologism “domicide,” the deliberate destruction of home that causes suffering to its inhabitants.2001, J. Douglas Porteous, Sandra E. Smith, Domicide: The Global Destruction of Home, McGill-Queen’s University Press, page ix

Questions about domicides

What is domicides the plural of?
Domicides is the plural of domicide.

Words near domicides in the dictionary

  1. domically
  2. domichnial
  3. domichnion
  4. domicidal
  5. domicide
  6. domicides
  7. domicil
  8. domicilable
  9. domicile
  10. domiciled
  11. domicilement

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