The difference between Ethnic cleansing and Holocaust
When used as nouns, ethnic cleansing means the mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic or religious group by those of another, whereas holocaust means a sacrifice that is completely burned to ashes.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ethnic cleansing and Holocaust
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Ethnic cleansing as a noun:
The mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic or religious group by those of another.
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Holocaust as a noun:
A sacrifice that is completely burned to ashes.
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Holocaust as a noun:
A near or complete annihilation of a group of animals or people, whether by deliberate agency or by natural agency (especially fire).
Examples:
"a nuclear holocaust"
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Holocaust as a noun:
In particular, a state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group, especially the Holocaust (which see).