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- DictionaryEth·nic cleans·ing/ˌeTHnik ˈklenziNG/
noun
- 1. the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society.
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Various ways of displacing or exterminating human beings from another ethnic group from a territory
Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous. Along with direct removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by coercing the victim group to flee and preventing its return, such as murder, rape, and property d... Wikipedia