Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postindependence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postin-de-pen-dence
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring after a country has achieved independence

Example Sentences

"These are some of the most extraordinary and unsettling times in Kenya's postindependence history."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English independence English postindependence From post- + independence.

Questions

What does postindependence mean?: Occurring after a country has achieved independence
Where does postindependence come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English independence English postindependence From post- + independence.

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