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genocide meaning in Hindi

नरसंहार narsãhār

/ˈd͡ʒɛnəsaɪd/

genocide in Hindi: नरसंहार (narsãhār), जन-वध (jan-vadh), जातिसंहार (jātisãhār), जातिवध (jātivadh). In English, genocide means the systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, nationality, or similar grounds.

Hindi words for genocide

systematic killing of substantial numbers of people
नरसंहार narsãhār, जन-वध jan-vadh, जातिसंहार jātisãhār, जातिवध jātivadh, नस्लकुशी naslakuśī

English meaning of genocide

  1. noun The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, nationality, or similar grounds.
  2. noun The systematic suppression of ideas or practices on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.
  3. noun The elimination of an entire class of monsters by the player in roguelikes.
  4. verb To commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely.

Full definition of genocide

genocide in a sentence

  • A genocide will always be followed by the denial that it ever happened.

Synonyms of genocide

genocide in other languages

Questions about genocide in Hindi

What is the meaning of genocide in Hindi?
Genocide in Hindi is नरसंहार (narsãhār), जन-वध (jan-vadh), जातिसंहार (jātisãhār), जातिवध (jātivadh).
genocide का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Genocide: नरसंहार (narsãhār), जन-वध (jan-vadh), जातिसंहार (jātisãhār), जातिवध (jātivadh).
What does genocide mean in English?
Genocide means the systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, nationality, or similar grounds.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: genocide (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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