Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scramble for africa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: scram-ble -for africa
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914.

Inflected Forms

the Scramble for Africa (canonical)

Synonyms

rape of Africa

Questions

What does scramble for africa mean?: The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914.

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