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Femicide - English meaning

Femicide – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The killing of a woman or girl, in particular by a man and on account of her gender.

Usage examples:

We are very concerned with the high level of femicide in our country
noun

The crime of killing a woman or women; an occasion when this happens

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杀戮女性

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Vrouwenmoord

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Fémicide

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Femizid

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स्त्री-हत्या

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Femminicidio

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여성 살해

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Фемицид

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Feminicidio

Word origin

early 19th century: from Latin femina ‘woman’ + -cide, after homicide, originally in simple sense ‘the killing of a woman’.

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