First Known Use: 1903
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1pogrom
noun po·grom \ˈpō-grəm, ˈpä-; pō-ˈgräm, pə-\
: the organized killing of many helpless people usually because of their race or religion
Full Definition of POGROM
: an organized massacre of helpless people; specifically : such a massacre of Jews
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Origin of POGROM
Yiddish, from Russian, literally, devastation
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Rhymes with POGROM
A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, cheongsam, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, firebomb, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, Long Tom, napalm, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, time bomb, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam
2pogrom
verb
Definition of POGROM
transitive verb
: to massacre or destroy in a pogrom
First Known Use of POGROM
1915
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