Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperialist

/ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
im-pe-ri-al-ist
IPA
/ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to imperialism.

noun

An advocate of imperialism.

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Etymology

From imperial + -ist, after French impérialiste.

Inflected Forms

more imperialist (comparative) most imperialist (superlative) imperialists (plural)

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How do you pronounce imperialist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/.
What does imperialist mean?
Of, or relating to imperialism.
Where does imperialist come from?
From imperial + -ist, after French impérialiste.

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