Etymology

pogrom

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Today it means: A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews). Full definition →

First used 19th c.Yiddish פּאָגראָם ← Russian погро́м
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  1. Russian · derived fromпогро́м
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּאָגראָם
  3. English todaypogrom

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָגראָם (pogrom), from Russian погро́м (pogróm).

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.