Pogrom (noun)
pog-rom
An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.
Early 20th century from Russian, literally ‘devastation’, from gromit ‘destroy by the use of violence’.
Example sentences
“The Nazi pogrom of the Jewish people was beyond comprehension.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
