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- [puh-gruhm, -grom, poh-]
- /pəˈgrʌm, -ˈgrɒm, poʊ-/
- /ˈpɒɡ.rəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-gruhm, -grom, poh-]
- /pəˈgrʌm, -ˈgrɒm, poʊ-/
Definitions of pogrom word
- noun pogrom an organized massacre, especially of Jews. 1
- noun pogrom genocide, massacre 1
- countable noun pogrom A pogrom is organized, official violence against a group of people for racial or religious reasons. 0
- noun pogrom an organized persecution or extermination of an ethnic group, esp of Jews 0
- noun pogrom an organized persecution and massacre, often officially prompted, of a minority group, esp. of Jews (as in czarist Russia) 0
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Origin of pogrom
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; (< Yiddish) < Russian pogróm literally, destruction, devastation (of a town, country, etc., as in war), noun derivative of pogromít’, equivalent to po- perfective prefix + gromít’ to destroy, devastate, derivative of grom thunder
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Parts of speech for Pogrom
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pogrom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pogrom usage trend in Literature
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noun pogrom
- final solution — the Nazi program of annihilating the Jews of Europe during the Third Reich.
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