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massacre meaning in Punjabi

ਕਤਲਾਮ katalām

/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/

massacre in Punjabi: ਕਤਲਾਮ (katalām). In English, massacre means the killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.

Punjabi words for massacre

massacre, bloodbath, butchery, carnage, pogrom
ਕਤਲਾਮ katalām

English meaning of massacre

  1. noun The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
  2. noun Murder.
  3. noun Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
  4. verb To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.).

Full definition of massacre

massacre in a sentence

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Questions about massacre in Punjabi

What is the meaning of massacre in Punjabi?
Massacre in Punjabi is ਕਤਲਾਮ (katalām).
massacre ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Massacre: ਕਤਲਾਮ (katalām).
What does massacre mean in English?
Massacre means the killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “massacre”: ਕਤਲਾਮ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: massacre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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