Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blood diamond

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
blood- -di-a-mond
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold to finance the conflict.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

blood diamonds (plural)

Synonyms

conflict diamond

Questions

What does blood diamond mean?
A diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold to finance the conflict.

How to pronounce blood diamond

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