ethnic cleansing

Noun

Meaning

the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area

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I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide. John Major

There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

The result of toppling tyranny in divided countries is usually civil war and ethnic cleansing. John N. Gray

[H]istorical patterns are clear: When Europeans feel sufficiently threatened–even when the threat's concocted nonsense–they don't just react, they overreact with stunning ferocity. One of their more humane (and frequently employed) techniques has been ethnic cleansing. Ralph Peters

We must not forget but we must forgive. Suffering often such compassion from the Jewish community. It was Jewish groups in the US who were in the forefront in opposing the ethnic cleansing of Muslim in Bosnia. George Soros

Ethnic cleansing in Welkait-Tsegede has been widely reported, including by high-ranking former TPLF fighters themselves. Source: Internet

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