Culturicide

C2 16+

Collocations of culturicide

cultural heritage
Frequency: 70 %

The destruction of historical sites resulted in the loss of cultural heritage.

ethnic cleansing
Frequency: 65 %

The act of culturicide often goes hand in hand with ethnic cleansing.

linguistic genocide
Frequency: 60 %

The suppression of minority languages can be seen as a form of linguistic genocide.

cultural annihilation
Frequency: 50 %

The systematic destruction of cultural artifacts led to the cultural annihilation of the region.

historical erasure
Frequency: 45 %

The rewriting of history books was a deliberate attempt at historical erasure.

Idiomatic Expressions for culturicide

  • Phrase: culturicide of traditions
    Meaning: the deliberate destruction of cultural traditions
    Usage: The rapid modernization of the city led to the culturicide of many traditional practices and customs.