Ethnic Cleansing
Key Facts
Abbreviation
EC
Pronunciation
/ˈɛθnɪk ˈklɛnzɪŋ/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
United Nations
Examples in Context
- The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing
- Croatia accused Serbia of committing ethnic cleansing and genocide in the city of Vukovar and other areas in 1991.
- In such a world, what hope is there of addressing the risks of nuclear conflict, ethnic cleansing and environmental disaster?
- During the conflict that followed, the Serb forces launched what the called the " ethnic cleansing " of the territories under their control – the forced displacement and killings of Muslims and Croats.
- It hopes the West will forget ethnic cleansing in Abkhazia drove out more than three-quarters of the local population ethnic Georgians, Greeks, Jews and others leaving the minority Abkhaz in control.
Other meanings of EC
Ecuador
Regional
Electronic Commerce
Business
European Community
Business
Emergency Contraception
Medical
Electronic Communications
Academic
East Coast
Misc
Emergency Contraceptive
Medical
Electronic Check
Business
Economic Cooperation
Business