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culturicide

noun
/kʌlˈt͡ʃʊəɹɪˌsaɪd/UK

Etymology

From culture + -icide.

  1. derived from *kʷel-✻ — “to move; to turn (around)”
  2. derived from cultūra — “cultivation; culture”
  3. derived from culture — “cultivation; culture”
  4. formed as culturicide — “culture + -icide”

Definitions

  1. The systematic destruction of a culture, particularly one unique to a specific ethnicity,…

    The systematic destruction of a culture, particularly one unique to a specific ethnicity, or a political, religious, or social group.

    • If culturicide is to be prevented, certain means must be employed.
    • In effect, the textbooks commit what we term culturecide: the destruction of a culture, either by physical force or through symbolic means. The textbooks contribute to such destruction by distorting and omitting information […]

  2. An instance of such destruction.

    • Our mission is not only to stop the "culturecides" initiated by us, but also to recognize the treasures of experience, wisdom, and subtlety in the cultures we are annihilating.

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Derived

culturicidal

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for culturicide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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