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autogenocide.

The extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or government.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or government.

    uncountable
  2. Genocide of a particular group by members of that group.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From auto- + genocide, coined in the late 1970s.

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