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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

federalism

/fˈɛdɚəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
fed-er-al-ism
IPA
/fˈɛdɚəlˌɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Covenantalism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French fédéralisme English federalism From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

federalisms (plural) fœderalism (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

ethnofederalism Eurofederalism federalist ultrafederalism

Phrases

anti-federalism cooperative federalism dual federalism layer cake federalism marble cake federalism

Synonyms

regionalism provincialism statism

Questions

How do you pronounce federalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛdɚəlˌɪzəm/.
What does federalism mean?
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
Where does federalism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French fédéralisme English federalism From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal + -ism.

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