Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhimmitude

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: dhim-mi-tude
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Appeasement towards Islamic demands.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The most likely scenario for Europe isn't dhimmitude; it's a long period of tension, punctuated by spasms of violence, that makes the Continent a more unpleasant place without fundamentally transforming it."

Etymology

c. 1985, from French (c. 1982), from dhimmi + -tude.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

dhimma dhimmi

Questions

What does dhimmitude mean?: Appeasement towards Islamic demands.
Where does dhimmitude come from?: c. 1985, from French (c. 1982), from dhimmi + -tude.

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