noun
cultural cleansing; ethnocide
Refers to the deliberate destruction of a culture, often through suppression of language, customs, or identity. Used in political and historical contexts.
その政策は文化殺戮だと国際的に非難された。
The policy was internationally condemned as cultural cleansing.
植民地時代に行われた文化殺戮の歴史を学ぶ。
We study the history of ethnocide carried out during the colonial period.
Compound of 文化 (culture) and 殺戮 (slaughter, massacre). The term is a modern coinage, likely influenced by English 'cultural cleansing' and 'ethnocide'.