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- Dictionarypogrom/ˈpɒɡrəm/
noun
- 1. an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: "the pogroms of the 1880s drove many westwards to the USA"
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A pogrom [a] is a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, particularly Jews. [1] The term entered the English language from Russian to describe 19th- and 20th-century attacks on Jews in the Russian Empire (mostly within the Pale of Settlement ).
noun. po· grom pə-ˈgräm. -ˈgrəm, pō-; ˈpō-grəm, ˈpä- Synonyms of pogrom. : an organized massacre of helpless people. specifically : such a massacre of Jews. pogrom. 2 of 2. verb. pogromed; pogroming; pogroms. transitive verb. : to massacre or destroy in a pogrom. Examples of pogrom in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
POGROM definition: 1. an act of organized cruel behaviour or killing that is done to a large group of people because…. Learn more.
May 20, 2024 · pogrom, (Russian: “devastation,” or “riot”), a mob attack, either approved or condoned by authorities, against the persons and property of a religious, racial, or national minority. The term is usually applied to attacks on Jews in the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Jan 25, 2018 · Pogrom is a Russian word which, when directly translated, means “to wreak havoc.” Pogroms typically describe violence by Russian authorities against Jewish people, particularly...
The word pogrom comes from a Russian word meaning “to destroy, to wreak havoc, to demolish violently.” The term was first used to refer to outbreaks of anti-Jewish violence by non-Jewish street mobs in the Russian Empire from 1881–1884.
noun. an organized persecution or extermination of an ethnic group, esp of Jews. pogrom. A massacre or persecution instigated by the government or by the ruling class against a minority group, particularly Jews (see also Jews ).
Mar 6, 2023 · According to historian of Russian Jewry John Klier, a pogrom is “an outbreak of mass violence directed against a minority religious, ethnic or social group [that] usually implies central...
An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe. The word comes (in the early 20th century) from Russian, meaning literally ‘devastation’.
Definition of pogrom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
