Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baathist

/ˈbɑːθɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: baathist
IPA: /ˈbɑːθɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Baathism or the Baath Party.

noun

A supporter of Baathism.

Example Sentences

"Another Baathist, former Jordan Foreign Minister Abdullah Rimawi, is plowing a lonely furrow, and no one seems to want to follow him."
"Also, in March 1963, the Syrian Baathists were able to seize power in a coup that toppled the 'separatists'."
"The Baathists were more ideologically motivated and believed that the Army should be made subservient to the Party, as they were aware that the military been the primaryforcebehind every regime change in Iraq since 1936."
"The second insurgency has been led by the ideological Baathists, or Saddam Hussein's loyalists and jihadi Salafis."

Etymology

From Baath + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Baath

Inflected Forms

more Baathist (comparative) most Baathist (superlative) Bathist (alternative) Ba'thist (alternative) Baʻthist (alternative) Ba'athist (alternative) Baʻathist (alternative) Baathists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce baathist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑːθɪst/.
What does baathist mean?: Of or pertaining to Baathism or the Baath Party.
Where does baathist come from?: From Baath + -ist.

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