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khubzism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khubzism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The repression of political parties, human rights, and the press in Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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Etymology

From Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”) + -ism, in the idea of bread and circuses.

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What does khubzism mean?
The repression of political parties, human rights, and the press in Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Where does khubzism come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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