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exterminationism

exterminationism noun: a policy of exterminating an ethnic group.

Noun

exterminationism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of exterminating an ethnic group.

Origin of exterminationism

From extermination + -ism.

Questions about exterminationism

What does exterminationism mean?
Exterminationism means a policy of exterminating an ethnic group.
What part of speech is exterminationism?
Exterminationism is a noun.

Words near exterminationism in the dictionary

  1. exterminates
  2. exterminating
  3. extermination
  4. extermination camp
  5. extermination camps
  6. exterminationism
  7. exterminationist
  8. exterminationists
  9. exterminations
  10. exterminative
  11. exterminator

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