From Wikipedia: > Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the soc

From Wikipedia: > Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous The term makes no distinction on how the cleansing is achieved, be it forced relocation or genocide, both meet the definition equally.