| 单词 | ethnically cleanse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasethnically cleanse ethnically cleanse v. [compare Serbian and Croatian etnički očistiti (for the second element see cleanse v.)] transitive to purge (a geographical area, a society, etc.) of ethnic or religious minority groups; to remove (a minority people) from an area, society, etc., on the grounds of ethnicity or religion, esp. by expulsion or killing; cf. ethnic cleansing n. ΚΠ 1992 Philadelphia Inquirer 29 May a1/4 Germany..has shown a hard heart to the war's main victims—the Slavic Muslims who are being driven from their homes as the Serbs ethnically cleanse wide swatches of the countryside. 1993 Guardian 23 Oct. 5/2 Ian Paisley accused the Irish Republic of ethnically cleansing its Protestant community. 2000 D. Mosler & R. Catley Global Amer. iv. 90 Any threat to Israel's survival has been reduced, but at the cost of allowing Israel to escape other liberal dictates, ethnically cleanse Palestinians, and periodically wage aggressive preemptive war against Arab neighbours. < as lemmas |
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