ethnic cleansing

various ways of displacing or exterminating human beings from another ethnic group from a territory
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ethnic cleansing

Summary

ethnic cleansing is a removal[1]. It draws 3,044 Wikipedia views per month (removal category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • ethnic cleansing received the un-word of the year[3].
  • ethnic cleansing's instance of is recorded as removal[4].
  • ethnic cleansing's instance of is recorded as crime against humanity[5].
  • ethnic cleansing is a type of felony[6].
  • ethnic cleansing is a type of ethnic conflict[7].
  • ethnic cleansing is a type of forced displacement[8].
  • ethnic cleansing is a type of atrocity[9].
  • ethnic cleansing's Commons category is recorded as Ethnic cleansing[10].
  • ethnic cleansing's said to be the same as is recorded as genocide[11].
  • ethnic cleansing's significant event is recorded as Circassian genocide[12].
  • ethnic cleansing's has cause is recorded as nationalism[13].
  • ethnic cleansing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ethnic cleansing[14].
  • ethnic cleansing's described by source is recorded as United Nations Security Council Resolution 780[15].
  • ethnic cleansing's described by source is recorded as United Nations[16].
  • ethnic cleansing's described by source is recorded as European Migration Network[17].
  • ethnic cleansing's uses is recorded as deportation[18].
  • ethnic cleansing's uses is recorded as population transfer[19].
  • ethnic cleansing's has list is recorded as list of ethnic cleansing campaigns[20].
  • ethnic cleansing's has goal is recorded as monoethnicity[21].
  • ethnic cleansing's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include removal[4] and crime against humanity[5]. Recorded subclass of include felony[6], ethnic conflict[7], forced displacement[8], and atrocity[9].

Recognition

ethnic cleansing received the un-word of the year[3].

Why It Matters

ethnic cleansing draws 3,044 Wikipedia views per month (removal category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did ethnic cleansing receive?

Honors received include un-word of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . unwortdesjahres.net. Retrieved . unwortdesjahres.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ohchr.org. Retrieved . ohchr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . un.org. Retrieved . un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . home-affairs.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved . home-affairs.ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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