pogrom en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɒɡɹəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pəˈɡɹɑm/
- /poʊ-/
- /pəˈɡɹʌm/
- /ˈpoʊɡɹəm/ (General-American)
- /pəˈɡɹoʊm/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָגראָם (pogrom), from Russian погро́м (pogróm).
Meanings
- A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).
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An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.
More strikingly, when blood ran on the streets of Pittsburgh after the pogrom at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, Trump did not meet with community leaders of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, nor the family members of the dead, nor even the city’s mayor. He spoke with Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.
2019 July 17, Talia Lavin, “When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield”, in GQ, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pogroms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
pogromnik · pogromist · pogromize · pogromization
Translations (56)
et pogromm (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ru погро́м (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · be пагро́м (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · lt pogromas (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · th โพกรม (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · hy պոգրոմ (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · lv pogroms (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · pl pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · he פּוֹגְרוֹם (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · da pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ar بُوجْرُوم (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · cmn 大屠殺 /大屠杀 (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · eo pogromo (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · tg погром (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ro pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · sh по̀гром (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · mk по́гром (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · tr pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · sk pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · kk погром (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ko 포그롬 (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · fa پوگْروم (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · fr pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · de Pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · uk погро́м (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · az qırğın (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · nb pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ar مَذْبَحَة (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · kk ойран (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · it pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ka პოგრომი (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · sh pògrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · fi pogromi (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · fi vaino (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ca pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ur پوگْروم (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · nl pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ky погром (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · az talan (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · sq pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ja ポグロム (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · az çapqın (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · pt pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · el πογκρόμ (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · sl pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · sv pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · hi पोग्रोम (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · az poqrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · ar بُوغْرُوم (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · gl pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · hu pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · uz pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · es pogromo (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · yi פּאָגראָם (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · bg погро́м (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) · cs pogrom (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews)