Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
eth·nic cleans·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. ethnic cleansingnoun

   the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area

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1. • Group Action

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ethnic cleansing

   Synonyms:
   Ethnic purification, racial cleansing

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1. Lindsey Graham:

   We are witnessing ethnic cleansing in Syria by Turkey, the destruction of a reliable ally in the Kurds, and the reemergence of ISIS.

2. Thaung Tun:

   If you can send back 700,000 on a voluntary basis, we are willing to receive them, can this be called ethnic cleansing ?

3. Suu Kyi:

   I think there is a lot of hostility there -- it is Muslims killing Muslims as well, if they think they are cooperating with the authorities, it is not just a matter of ethnic cleansing, as you put it -- it is a matter of people on different sides of the divide, and this divide we are trying to close up.

4. John Allen:

   There was no chance( Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would keep Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promise, and full blown ethnic cleansing is underway by Turkish supported militias, this is what happens when Trump follows his instincts and because of his alignment with autocrats.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   I am not a pacifist: I supported the war in Afghanistan, I supported President Clinton's effort to deal with ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, I support air strikes in Syria, i happen to believe from the bottom of my heart that war should be the last resort.