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Pogrom Pronunciation
Pogrom is pronounced POH-gruhm, IPA /ˈpoʊgrəm/.
POH-gruhm
US /ˈpoʊgrəm/ · UK /ˈpɒgrɒm/
Syllables: POH · gruhm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An organised massacre or violent attack on an ethnic group, used first of attacks on Jewish communities in the Russian Empire.
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Two Ways to Say Pogrom
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- second reading, stress on the end: /pəˈgrɑm/ (puh-GRAHM)
Pogrom in a Sentence
- Her family left after the pogrom of 1905.
- The museum documents each pogrom in the region.
- News of the pogrom reached London within a week.
Common Mispronunciations of Pogrom
Not POH-groom
The second syllable has no long oo. It is either a weak gruhm or, in the other accepted reading, a full GRAHM.
Tip: Both stress patterns are standard. POH-gruhm is the usual American reading and puh-GRAHM stays closer to the Russian original.
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