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Definition of Pogrom
1. Noun. Organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews).
Definition of Pogrom
1. Noun. A riot aimed at persecution of a particular group, usually on the basis of their religion or ethnic origin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pogrom
1. to massacre systematically [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pogrom
Literary usage of Pogrom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1920)
"... pogrom BEFORE THE RUSSIAN COURTS In the same month of October, 1904, the case
of the Homel pogrom of the previous year came up before the Court of ..."
2. History of the Jews in America: From the Period of the Discovery of the New by Peter Wiernik (1912)
"... worse in the "golden era" than under Nicholas I.—Emigration from Russia after
the famine of 1867-68 and after the pogrom of Odessa in 1871—Presumption ..."
3. History of the Sinn Fein Movement and the Irish Rebellion of 1916 by Francis P. Jones (1917)
"CHAPTER XL PLANNING A pogrom DURING the period which elapsed between the end of
March and the arrival of Roger Casement in Ireland, the British military and ..."
4. True Stories of the Great War: Tales of Adventure--heroic Deeds--exploits by Francis Trevelyan Miller (1917)
"pogrom—THE TRAGEDY OF THE JEWS AND THE ARMENIANS A Masterful Tale of the Eastern
Front Told by MC della Grazie of Vienna No result of the war has been more ..."
5. The Red Reign: The True Story of an Adventurous Year in Russia by Kellogg Durland (1908)
"... letter to M. Stolypin; D—Report on Siedlce pogrom; E—Notes on Wages and Cost
of Living. APPENDIX A TRANSLATION OF A FEW PAGES OF TESTIMONY FROM A WHOLE ..."
6. The Red Reign: The True Story of an Adventurous Year in Russia by Kellogg Durland (1908)
"... D—Report on Siedlce pogrom; E—Notes on Wages and Cost of Living. APPENDIX A
TRANSLATION OF A FEW PAGES OF TESTIMONY FROM A WHOLE VOLUME OF SIMILAR ..."
7. Academic Freedom in Indonesia: Dismantling Soeharto-era Barriers by Joseph Saunders, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1998)
"1965: The Anti-Communist pogrom President Soeharto rose to power in the aftermath
of a failed coup attempt against Sukarno, Indonesia's first president, ..."
8. The Slaughter of the Jews in the Ukraine in 1919 by Elias Heifetz (1921)
"CHAPTER VII pogrom PICTURES—A FEW EPISODES THE insane tragedy which we are
considering from the historical and political standpoint in order to lay bare its ..."
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