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autogenocide

noun

Etymology

From auto- + genocide, coined in the late 1970s.

  1. derived from γένος — “race, kind”
  2. formed as autogenocide — “auto- + genocide”

Definitions

  1. The extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or government.

  2. Genocide of a particular group by members of that group.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA