Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geostrategic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: geostrate-gic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the strategy of dealing with geopolitical issues; geopolitically strategic.

Example Sentences

"Once in possession of Istanbul, the Russians would control the geostrategic straits of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles linking Russia's Black Sea ports to the Mediterranean."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English strategic English geostrategic From geo- + strategic.

Inflected Forms

more geostrategic (comparative) most geostrategic (superlative)

Derived Forms

geostrategically

Questions

What does geostrategic mean?: Pertaining to the strategy of dealing with geopolitical issues; geopolitically strategic.
Where does geostrategic come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English strategic English geostrategic From geo- + strategic.

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