decimation

decimation [de-si-mei-shon]
sustantivo
La acción y efecto de matar uno de cada diez; gran destrucció

decimation [ˌdesɪˈmeɪʃən] ?
noun
aniquilación; (f)
we must put a stop to the decimation of the great rain forests the Arab world cannot, and will not, accept the decimation of Iraq as the price to be paid for peace Other tribes similarly suffered decimation and forced resettlement

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