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joukkosurma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decimation noun The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.

Senses

joukkosurma is used for these senses in English:

  • decimation (generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.

decimation — full definition

  1. noun The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
  2. noun The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
  3. noun A tithe or the act of tithing.
  4. noun The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.

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