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Direction: The word 'Genocide' means:

  1. A
    Racial killing
  2. B
    Murder
  3. C
    Suicide
  4. D
    Slaughter

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The term 'Genocide' comes from the Greek root genos (meaning race, tribe, or nation) combined with the Latin suffix -cide (meaning killing). Therefore, 'Genocide' explicitly translates to the deliberate and systematic destruction or racial killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group, nation, or race.

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Direction: The word 'Genocide' means:
A
Racial killing
B
Murder
C
Suicide
D
Slaughter

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