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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMassaker
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-sak-er
"Das historische Dokument beschreibt ein grausames Massaker."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people.
"The historical memorial commemorates the victims of the brutal massacre."
- 1
To kill a large number of people indiscriminately and cruelly.
"Invading forces threatened to massacre the defending garrison."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word 'massacre', meaning slaughter or butchery, which likely stems from Old Occitan 'macar' (to crush or bruise). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from general violent destruction to specifically denote the ruthless killing of a large number of human beings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Massacre" is said worldwide
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massacre
Transliteration: ma-sakr
"Cet événement tragique a été qualifié de massacre."
Massaker
Transliteration: ma-sak-er
"Das historische Dokument beschreibt ein grausames Massaker."
massacro
Transliteration: mas-sa-cro
"La cittadinanza fu sconvolta da quel terribile massacro."
masacre
Transliteration: ma-sa-kre
"La investigación reveló los detalles de la masacre."
massacre
Transliteration: ma-sa-kri
"O país inteiro lamentou o massacre ocorrido na aldeia."
नरसंहार
Transliteration: narsamhar
"इतिहास उस भयानक नरसंहार को कभी नहीं भूलेगा।"
大屠杀
Transliteration: dà tú shā
"那场残酷的大屠杀夺去了无数无辜的生命。"
대학살
Transliteration: daehaksal
"역사는 그 비극적인 대학살을 기억하고 있습니다."
大虐殺
Transliteration: daigyaku-satsu
"その戦争中に行われた大虐殺は国際法に違反している。"
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