nicaraguan revolution
/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A period of armed conflict in Nicaragua from 1978 to 1990 between the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the ruling Somoza dictatorship. After 1979 it also involved the Contras.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑː.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/
Inflected Forms
the Nicaraguan Revolution (canonical)