populicide

English

Etymology

Latin populus (“people”) +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒpjʊlɪˌsaɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

populicide (plural populicides)

1. The slaughter of a people; a massacre.

Related terms

• see democide
• English terms suffixed with -cide

Translations

Translations

• French: populicide (fr) m
• Portuguese: populicídio m

References

• “populicide”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.