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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hakugai
"彼らは迫害から逃れるために母国を離れた。"
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Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
"They fled their homeland to escape religious persecution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French persucution or late Latin persecutio(n-), from the verb persecqui 'pursue, attack'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "persecution" is said worldwide
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persécution
Transliteration: persécution
"Ils ont fui leur pays pour échapper à la persécution."
Verfolgung
Transliteration: Verfolgung
"Sie flohen vor politischer Verfolgung."
persecuzione
Transliteration: persecuzione
"Molti fuggono a causa della persecuzione religiosa."
persecución
Transliteration: persecución
"Buscaron asilo para huir de la persecución política."
perseguição
Transliteration: perseguição
"Eles sofreram perseguição por causa de suas crenças."
उत्पीड़न
Transliteration: utpidan
"वे धार्मिक उत्पीड़न से बचने के लिए भागे।"
迫害
Transliteration: pòhài
"他们为逃避迫害而离开了祖国。"
박해
Transliteration: bakhae
"그들은 종교적 박해를 피해 탈출했다."
迫害
Transliteration: hakugai
"彼らは迫害から逃れるために母国を離れた。"
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