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Meanings of ethnic cleansing in English

Russian
этническая чистка
Portuguese
limpezas étnicas
Spanish
limpieza etnica
Catalan
neteja ètnica
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Systematic removal of a certain ethnic or religious group.

        этническая чистка

        A purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas.

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              Usage of ethnic cleansing in English
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              The United Nations has condemned the Myanmar military campaign as ethnic cleansing.
              Reuters
              2
              Before, the unstoppable march of ethnic cleansing, of international indecision and appeasement.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Self-determination is employed to facilitate ethnic cleansing rather than to prevent it.
              After the Rain : how the West lost the East
              4
              The terrible logic of ethnic cleansing seems the logic of our century.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Critics fear this could lead to ethnic cleansing of the local Kurdish population.
              Radio NZ
              6
              The United Nations has denounced it as a classic example of ethnic cleansing.
              Reuters
              7
              The United Nations condemned the Myanmar military campaign as ethnic cleansing.
              Reuters
              8
              Pulling out our troops would lead to more ethnic cleansing by Russian troops.
              Reuters
              9
              The country's UN human rights commission has warned ethnic cleansing is taking place.
              BBC
              10
              Myanmar denies ethnic cleansing saying its security forces have mounted legitimate clearance operations.
              Reuters
              11
              The United Nations has accused Burmese troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign.
              Radio NZ
              12
              United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has warned of the risk of ethnic cleansing.
              The Irish Times
              13
              It rejects accusations of ethnic cleansing, saying it is fighting terrorists.
              Reuters
              14
              Also in many Baghdad areas ethnic cleansing has already been completed.
              Reuters
              15
              The siege brought a new and terrible phrase into common usage: ethnic cleansing.
              Radio NZ
              16
              On Twitter, some users likened his speech to a suggestion of ethnic cleansing.
              Reuters
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