Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercountry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-coun-try
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between countries.

Example Sentences

"While individual states and counties will still control domestic adoption, the State Department will become the federal regulating agency in charge of intercountry adoptions."

Etymology

From inter- + country.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Frequently Paired Words

intracountry

Questions

What does intercountry mean?: Between countries.
Where does intercountry come from?: From inter- + country.

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