"xenocide" meaning in English

See xenocide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzɛnəsaɪd/, /ˈziːnəsaɪd/ Audio: en-au-xenocide.ogg Forms: xenocides [plural]
Etymology: From xeno- + -cide. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xeno|cide|id2=killing}} xeno- + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} xenocide (countable and uncountable, plural xenocides)
  1. The killing of a stranger or foreigner. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-xenocide-en-noun-oIB~HJpy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -cide (killing) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cide (killing): 20 40 40
  2. (science fiction) The genocide of an entire alien species. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Science fiction Translations (genocide of entire alien species): lajinmurha (Finnish), xénocide [masculine] (French), Xenozid [masculine, neuter] (German), ξενοκτονία (xenoktonía) [feminine] (Greek), xenocidio [masculine] (Italian), ksenocyd (Polish), xenocídio [masculine] (Portuguese), ксеноци́д (ksenocíd) [masculine] (Russian), xenocidio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-xenocide-en-noun-HeqI~MyF Disambiguation of Science fiction: 4 87 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cide (killing), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 61 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cide (killing): 20 40 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 78 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 67 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 85 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 59 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 82 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 78 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 77 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 59 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 53 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 90 5 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'genocide of entire alien species': 1 76 23
  3. (US, colloquial) The intentional killing of an entire foreign (plant or animal) species. Tags: US, colloquial, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-xenocide-en-noun-dxQyzh49 Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with xeno-, English terms suffixed with -cide (killing) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with xeno-: 17 24 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cide (killing): 20 40 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: xenocidal

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