pogrom

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpɒɡɹəm/
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/ˈpɒɡɹəm/ · /pəˈɡɹoʊm/ · /ˈpoʊɡɹəm/ · /pəˈɡɹʌm/ · /pəˈɡɹɑm/ · /poʊ-/

Definition of pogrom

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
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noun

  1. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
  2. An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.
    “More strikingly, when blood ran on the streets of Pittsburgh after the pogrom at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, Trump did not meet with community leaders of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, nor the family members of the dead, nor even the city’s mayor. He spoke with Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.”

verb

  1. (transitive)To persecute or massacre a particular group of people.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָגראָם (pogrom), from Russian погро́м (pogróm).

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