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The complete amputation or partial cutting of the vulva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
残割女性生殖器
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Esperanto:
virina seksa mutilado
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Esperanto:
ekscizo
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Finnish:
naisen sukupuolielinten silpominen
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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French:
mutilations génitales féminines
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Galician:
mutilación xenital feminina
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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German:
Verstümmelung weiblicher Genitalien
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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German:
Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Greek:
ακρωτηριασμός γυναικείων γεννητικών οργάνων
(akrotiriasmós gynaikeíon gennitikón orgánon)
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Japanese:
女性器切除
(Josei-ki setsujo)
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Polish:
wyrzezanie
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Portuguese:
mutilação genital feminina
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Spanish:
mutilación genital femenina
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Swahili:
ukeketaji
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
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Vietnamese:
sự cắt âm vật
— the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia
