autogenocide
The extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or governmentThe extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or government.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or government.
(uncountable)Genocide of a particular group by members of that group.
Origin
From auto- + genocide, coined in the late 1970s.From auto- + genocide, coined in the late 1970s.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable