genocidal
pronunciation
How to pronounce genocidal in British English:
UK [ˌdʒenəˈsaɪdl]
How to pronounce genocidal in American English:
US [ ˌdʒenəˈsaɪdl]
Word Origin
- genocidal (adj.)
- 1948, from genocide + -al (1). Related: Genocidally.
Example
- 1. Pushing for a " two-state solution " in israel , as europeans do , hardly seems genocidal .
- 2. In the meantime , he noted , conflicts would inevitably erupt , even genocidal ones .
- 3. If you are an australian who wants to research the genocidal treatment of tasmanians , or an american who wants to write about the bombing of german civilians , you may even get a scholarship .
- 4. Out of rwanda 's horror came the first legal verdict that acknowledged rape as part of a genocidal campaign .
- 5. However dishonestly the story of 1939 has been abused to justify new wars against quite different kinds of enemies , the responsibility for the greatest conflagration in human history has always been laid at the door of hitler and his genocidal nazi regime .