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Definition of Ethnic cleansing
1. Noun. The mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area.
Definition of Ethnic cleansing
1. Noun. The mass extermination or expulsion of people belonging to one ethnic or religious group by those of another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethnic Cleansing
Literary usage of Ethnic cleansing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Helsinki Watch, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Ivana Nizich (1993)
""ethnic cleansing" in Serbian-Occupied Areas of Croatia and in the Republic of
... Helsinki Watch fears that the policy of "ethnic cleansing," which extends ..."
2. Divide and Rule: State-Sponsored Ethnic Violence in Kenya by Binaifer Nowrojee, Bronwen Manby, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Africa Watch Committee (1993)
"... ISM-KENYA'S ethnic cleansing We are saying that unless those clamouring for
political pluralism stop, we must devise a protective mechanism by launching ..."
3. Playing the "Communal Card": Communal Violence and Human Rights by Cynthia G. Brown, Farhad Karim (1995)
"The military conquests of Serbian forces in Croatia and Bosnia and the impunity
with which they conducted their brutal "ethnic cleansing" campaigns in ..."
4. Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo by Fred Abrahams (2001)
"Although only Slobodan Milosevic and his top aides know the real explanation for
the "ethnic cleansing" of Kosovo, several strong theories have emerged. ..."
5. The World and Yugoslavia's Wars by Richard Henry Ullman (1996)
"One aspect of “ethnic cleansing” was the deliberate creation of refugees and
displaced persons as an objective of military action. ..."
6. The New European Diasporas: National Minorities and Conflict in Eastern Europe by Michael Mandelbaum (2000)
"ethnic cleansing may well have contributed to political stability in ...
Population movement need not take place in sanguinary bursts of ethnic cleansing. ..."
7. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"The Church called openly for Milosevic to step down in 1999 as a result of his
campaign of ethnic cleansing. There was no change in the overall status of ..."
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