Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticolonial

/ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-colo-nial
IPA
/ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who opposes colonialism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial English anticolonial From anti- + colonial.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/

Inflected Forms

more anticolonial (comparative) most anticolonial (superlative) anticolonials (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce anticolonial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/.
What does anticolonial mean?
Opposing colonialism.
Where does anticolonial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial English anticolonial From anti- + colonial.

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