ethnically cleanse
To deliberately and systematically remove an ethnic, racial, or religious group from a…To deliberately and systematically remove an ethnic, racial, or religious group from a specific area, typically through violence.
» The Houthis ethnically cleansed Yemen's last remaining Jews.
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic)To deliberately and systematically remove an ethnic, racial, or religious group from a specific area, typically through violence.
Examples
6 sentencesThe Houthis ethnically cleansed Yemen's last remaining Jews.
Where do the Houthis expect the Jews they ethnically cleansed to go?
The Christians of Nazareth ethnically cleansed their Jewish population in the 7th century.
Many Arab states also confiscated the property of the Jews they ethnically cleansed.
Hamas is allied with the Houthis, a movement who ethnically cleansed Yemen's last remaining indigenous Jewish community.
deDie Hamas ist ein Verbündeter der Huthis, einer Miliz, die die letzte indigene jüdische Gemeinde des Jemen durch ethnische Säuberung aus dem Land vertrieben hat.
Forms
ethnically cleanses, ethnically cleansing, ethnically cleansed, ethnically cleansed| Base form | ethnically cleanse · to ethnically cleanse |
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| 3rd person singular | ethnically cleanses |
| Present participle | ethnically cleansing |
| Past simple | ethnically cleansed |
| Past participle | ethnically cleansed |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle