Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantonization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-toniza-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

subdivision of a land into small districts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The cantonization of Bosnia-Hercegovina would reorganize the state into three autonomous ethnic regions, one each for Muslims, Serbs and Croats…"

Etymology

From cantonize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cantonize

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cantonizations (plural)

Synonyms

Balkanization

Questions

What does cantonization mean?: subdivision of a land into small districts.
Where does cantonization come from?: From cantonize + -ation.

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