denationalization
/diːˌnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English
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/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable