massacre
incident where some group is killed by another
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Summary
massacre is a type of crime[1]. massacre draws 5,007 Wikipedia views per month (type of crime category, ranking #16 of 61).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: mass murder[3], occurrence[4], deliberate murder[5], geographically localized event[6], atrocity[7], killing[8]
- Commons category: Massacres[9]
- Said to be the same as: mass murder[10], bloodshed[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Massacres[12]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Partially coincident with: no quarter[15]
- Topic has template: Modèle:Infobox Massacre[16]
- Different from: pogrom[17], genocide[18]
- Has list: list of events named massacres[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[20]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for massacre include Carnage[21], a film[22], directed by Roman Polanski[23].
Why It Matters
massacre has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] massacre is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for massacre include Carnage[21], a film[22], directed by Roman Polanski[23].