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extirpationism

extirpationism noun: a policy of extirpation.

Noun

extirpationism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of extirpation.

Origin of extirpationism

From extirpation + -ism.

Questions about extirpationism

What does extirpationism mean?
Extirpationism means a policy of extirpation.
What part of speech is extirpationism?
Extirpationism is a noun.

Words near extirpationism in the dictionary

  1. extirpate
  2. extirpated
  3. extirpates
  4. extirpating
  5. extirpation
  6. extirpationism
  7. extirpationist
  8. extirpationists
  9. extirpations
  10. extirpative
  11. extirpator

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