Type of war in which the goal is the complete annihilation of a state, a people or an ethnic minority.
1There follows a war of extermination with unconscionable cruelties on both sides.
2A general war of extermination may sweep from Sonoma to San Diego.
3These little pictures portray our war of extermination against the red man.
4The collection of tithes became an impossibility without a war of extermination.
5This was to be a war of extermination of one side or the other.
6This shall be a war of extermination, depend upon it.
7Since leaving South America we have heard that this war of extermination completely failed.
8There is a strong feeling in my mind that this is a war of extermination.
9You see, the Mexicans won't kill outright in their war of extermination of the Yaquis.
10In fact, Philip had found this war of extermination too expensive for his exhausted treasury.
11On both sides it was a war of extermination.
12Only a war of extermination will serve your purpose.
13An Indian war of extermination is a horrible possibility.
14And he threatened a war of extermination if the Indians were employed in resisting the invasion.
15Alexis resolved to combine Christian Europe, if possible, in a war of extermination against the Turks.
16Another proposed to employ the sealers-menwho had waged a war of extermination with great success.
Translations for war of extermination