Get to know Genocide better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like killing or kill.
Genocide meaning
- The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.
- The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on other grounds.
- The systematic suppression of ideas or practices on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.
Using Genocide
- The main meaning on this page is: The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality. | The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on other grounds. | The systematic suppression of ideas or practices on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.
- Useful related words include: race murder, racial extermination, killing, kill.
- In the example corpus, genocide often appears in combinations such as: the genocide, of genocide, genocide in.
Context around Genocide
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 16 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Genocide
- In this selection, "genocide" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prevent, armenian, kigali, convention, memorial and facts stand out and add context to how "genocide" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 7 a genocide in the and act of genocide under the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "genocide" sits close to words such as contracted, doug and planted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with genocide
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to international law, including the 1948 Genocide Convention, these deportations may constitute genocide. (14 words)
Annual Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event was held on the day of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance. (15 words)
Universities are defending the initiators of genocide and protecting those who approve of the genocide. (15 words)
Kabuga was one of the richest men in Rwanda at the time of the genocide and has been accused of acting as the main financier and logistical supporter of the genocide, as well as creating the Interahamwe militia, which carried out many of the killings. (45 words)
I urge more countries, particularly in the European Union, to officially recognise 2 August as a day to commemorate the genocide of the Roma and call on them to include the history of this genocide in their educational curricula. (39 words)
The Rwanda tribunal, headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, was the first international court to hand down a genocide conviction when it found Jean Paul Akayesu guilty of genocide and other crimes and sentenced him to life imprisonment in 1998. (38 words)
Does the Gaza genocide only seem worse than others because it is the first in history that genocide can be seen ‘happening’ in real-time or in some respects is this one really worse? (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
They must, therefore, also act independently and immediately to prevent genocide by Israel and to ensure that they are not themselves in violation of the Genocide Convention, including by aiding or assisting in the commission of genocide.
The association contributed Rwf5million to Kigali Genocide memorial towards archiving of Genocide facts and educating young people about Genocide and its prevention.
Annual Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event was held on the day of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance.
The plaintiffs say the US is bound by the Genocide Convention it ratified and as such, must respect the requirement that all those who have the capacity to stop a genocide are obligated to do so.
Universities are defending the initiators of genocide and protecting those who approve of the genocide.
According to international law, including the 1948 Genocide Convention, these deportations may constitute genocide.
December 9th marked the 77th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which codified genocide as a crime under international law.
Does the Gaza genocide only seem worse than others because it is the first in history that genocide can be seen ‘happening’ in real-time or in some respects is this one really worse?
Genocide Accusations: Approximately one-third of respondents agreed with the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, while about half disagreed.
If Israel is eventually convicted of genocide, countries having supported its policies or arming it could be tried for complicity under the Genocide Convention.
It is a contradiction for Guyana to concede that genocide is taking place in Gaza, yet refuse to break or suspend diplomatic relations with a country practicing both apartheid and genocide.
I urge more countries, particularly in the European Union, to officially recognise 2 August as a day to commemorate the genocide of the Roma and call on them to include the history of this genocide in their educational curricula.
On 16th November, a group of 36 UN experts called on the international community to “prevent genocide against the Palestinian people”, calling Israel’s actions since October 7 a “genocide in the making”.
She alleged that the “UN is hypocritical” for providing support for other countries that have experienced genocide, but not to the Armenian Genocide.
The current ICJ case, presented by South Africa against Israel, specifically deals with the allegation that Tel Aviv has violated the Genocide Convention and is guilty of the Crime of Genocide.
The letter says that the UK has obligations under the Genocide Convention to take ‘all measures to prevent genocide which were within its power’.
The Rwanda tribunal, headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, was the first international court to hand down a genocide conviction when it found Jean Paul Akayesu guilty of genocide and other crimes and sentenced him to life imprisonment in 1998.
This policy also amounts to an ‘act of genocide’ under the Genocide Convention of 1948,” Human Rights Watch said in its report.
With Israeli genocide and the unconditional support of all the members of the Axis of Western Domination led by the United States in West Asia, this Axis has been turned into an Axis of Genocide.
Kabuga was one of the richest men in Rwanda at the time of the genocide and has been accused of acting as the main financier and logistical supporter of the genocide, as well as creating the Interahamwe militia, which carried out many of the killings.
Common combinations with genocide
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the genocide 49×
- of genocide 32×
- genocide in 27×
- genocide of 21×
- genocide and 18×
- armenian genocide 16×
- genocide convention 13×
- and genocide 10×
- genocide against 10×
- genocide as 8×