pogrom

Pronunciation: /pəˈɡɹoʊm/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)

Etymology

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

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persecution

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