Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occitanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-c-i-tanism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Occitan regionalism; the belief that the Occitania region of France should be given autonomy or independence.

Uncountable

noun

Occitan studies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This article examines how these three scholars use the term "Occitan" and ideologies of Occitanism to characterize southern France, and how such ideologies reflect the intellectual traditions in which they write."

Etymology

From Occitan + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Occitan

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Occitanist Catalanism

Questions

What does occitanism mean?: Occitan regionalism; the belief that the Occitania region of France should be given autonomy or independence.
Where does occitanism come from?: From Occitan + -ism.

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