Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merkelism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: merke-lism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And the winner is . . . Angela Merkel. After 16 years, Germany’s chancellor is standing down. The nation’s voters are signalling they want to hang on to “Merkelism”."
"Merkelism is dead, long live Germany."

Etymology

From Merkel + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Merkelian

Questions

What does merkelism mean?: The politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).
Where does merkelism come from?: From Merkel + -ism.

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