pogrom
To persecute or massacre a particular group of peopleTo persecute or massacre a particular group of people.
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» They were driven out by the pogroms, but they've done well.
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1 sensesTo persecute or massacre a particular group of people.
Examples
5 sentencesThey were driven out by the pogroms, but they've done well.
It was a pogrom.
ruЭто был погром. — marafon
Older Jewish socialists consider McCarthyism to have been a pogrom.
Many Jews see the pogroms happening around the world as a vindication of Zionism.
It was Nicholas II's job to stop the pogroms, and he had the ability to do so.
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָגראָם (pogrom), from Russian погро́м (pogróm).Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָגראָם (pogrom), from Russian погро́м (pogróm).
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Forms
pogroms, pogroming, pogromed, pogromedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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