identicide

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noun

The deliberate, systematic and targeted demoralization and destruction of the cultural elements representing the identity of a people, with the intent to erase the cultural narrative and memory of that people.

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Meanings

noun
  1. anthropologyThe deliberate, systematic and targeted demoralization and destruction of the cultural elements representing the identity of a people, with the intent to erase the cultural narrative and memory of that people.

Origin

identity + -cide

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APA

identicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identicide

MLA

“identicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identicide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “identicide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identicide.

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