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1) extermination of a race or community by mass murder or by imposing conditions that make survival impossible (genocide)

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Meaning:
carnage

the killing of many people

massacre

death

(the act, way, of) dying; end of life

end of life

defeat

to win a victory over (a player, team, rival)

overthrow, beating

destruction

the act of destroying for being destroyed

demolition, devastation

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially of human lives

widespread destruction

massacre

a cruel killing of very many people

killing of many

purge

an act of removing unwanted people from (a society, political party); to make (oneself, a person) free (of sin)

elimination, removal

removal

(an instance of) the act of removing

the state of being removed

slaughter

the killing of animals for food; the cruel killing of many people or animals

killing

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