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. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus:

   The majority of Tel Rifaat is Arab and Turkmen, and if the PYD says it will capitalize on (its control), then this means ethnic cleansing, and this will not benefit Syria.

2. United States:

   I don't remember when was the last time I heard my parents' voice, i ask the United States government, United Nations and all other foreign governments to take immediate action to stop this brutal attempted ethnic cleansing.

3. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   Russia is trying to make ethnic cleansing in northern Latakia to force all Turkmen and Sunni population who do not have good relations with the regime, they want to expel them, they want to ethnically cleanse this area so that regime and Russian bases in Latakia and Tartus are protected.

4. 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.

5. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The PYD is committing ethnic cleansing here( of) Arabs and Turkmen, if Turkish Kurds withdraw and don't form a canton, there's no problem. But if the mindset continues, then what is necessary will be done or we face serious problems.