Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-ruling

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: self--rul-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

autonomous, self-governing

Example Sentences

"In recent years, Beijing has ramped up economic, diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan – a self-ruling democracy the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own despite having never governed it."

Etymology

From self- + ruling.

Questions

What does self-ruling mean?: autonomous, self-governing
Where does self-ruling come from?: From self- + ruling.

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