Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denationalization

/diːˌnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
de-na-tion-al-iza-tion
IPA
/diːˌnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English nationalization English denationalization From de- + nationalization.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˌnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

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Questions

How do you pronounce denationalization?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˌnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does denationalization mean?
The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.
Where does denationalization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English nationalization English denationalization From de- + nationalization.

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