Meanings
noundemocide (countable and uncountable, plural democides)
plural democides
- countableuncountableMassmurder of people by a government which has power over them.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδῆμος“people”
- Englishdemocide
Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -cide.
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Catalan democidi
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French démocide
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German Demozid
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Norwegian Bokmål democid
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Portuguese democídio
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Swedish democid
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APA
democide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/democide
MLA
“democide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/democide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “democide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/democide.
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