Meaning of the word pogrom in English

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pogrom

US /ˈpoʊ.ɡrəm/
UK /ˈpoʊ.ɡrəm/

Noun

1.

an act of organized cruel behavior or killing that is done to a large group of people because of their race or religion:

Example:
The famines and pogroms in 19th-century eastern Europe forced many Jewish refugees to emigrate.
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