ethnic cleansing
nounDefinition of ethnic cleansing
: the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order to achieve ethnic homogeneity
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In 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization launched a bombing campaign against Serbia to stop what Western countries called ethnic cleansing against Kosovo’s mostly Muslim Albanians. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, "U.S., Germany at Odds Over Serbia-Kosovo Land Swap," 31 Aug. 2018 The report calls out Myanmar's security forces and local militias for committing ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya minority population in 2017. — Nicole Gaouette And Laura Koran, CNN, "US rights report lashes Russia but neglects women's issues," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ethnic cleansing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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