Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

binational

/baɪnˈæʃənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: bi-na-tion-al
IPA: /baɪnˈæʃənəl/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or involving, two nations.

noun

A person of two nationalities.

Example Sentences

"Binational peace talks broke down, so a third nation stepped in to mediate."
"Experience elsewhere since World War II is hardly encouraging to binational or multi-national concepts."
"Finally, a binational state would foster alliances between Palestinians currently under occupation and Palestinian Israelis to combat discriminatory Israeli land and housing policies."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English national English binational From bi- + national.

Inflected Forms

binationals (plural)

Derived Forms

binationalism binationalist binationally

Rhymes With

national international rational irrational multinational transnational supranational non-rational subnational birational passional antinational

Questions

How do you pronounce binational?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪnˈæʃənəl/.
What does binational mean?: Relating to, or involving, two nations.
Where does binational come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English national English binational From bi- + national.

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