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    [Noun]  | "po*grom" | \ pə-ˈgräm \


    1: an organized massacre of helpless people; specifically : such a massacre of Jews


    Origin: 1891 ;

     Yiddish, from Russ, literally, devastation;

    [Verb]  | "pogrom" 


    1: to massacre or destroy in a pogrom


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "pogrom" 


    1: the organized killing of many helpless people usually because of their race or religion;


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     [ "pogrom" ]

    1: pogrom, a form of riot directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious, or other, and characterized by the killing and destruction of their homes, businesses, and religious centers.(from Wikipedia)

      * e.g.,  ... "The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 became a pogrom against Blacks." 

     [ "pogrom" ]

    1: organized government mob strike against jews first started in Russia with Nicholas II

      * e.g.,  ... "Nicholas II first started the anti-sematist movement by become racict agains jews and sending out secret police to perform a pogrom" 

     [ "Pogroms" ]

    1: Organized violence against Jews.

      * e.g.,  ... After World War One there was a wave of pogroms. 

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