Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-colony

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: semi--colony
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A country which is officially an independent and sovereign nation, but in reality dependent and dominated by one or more countries.

Etymology

From semi- + colony.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Inflected Forms

semi-colonies (plural)

Questions

What does semi-colony mean?: A country which is officially an independent and sovereign nation, but in reality dependent and dominated by one or more countries.
Where does semi-colony come from?: From semi- + colony.

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