Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islamofascism

/ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
is-lam-o-fas-cism
IPA
/ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Socially repressive or nationalistic Islamic fundamentalism.

American usage; Derogatory; Offensive; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Islamo- Latin fascis Italian fascio 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 -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English Islamofascism From Islamo- + fascism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/

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Questions

How do you pronounce islamofascism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/.
What does islamofascism mean?
Socially repressive or nationalistic Islamic fundamentalism.
Where does islamofascism come from?
Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Islamo- Latin fascis Italian fascio 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 -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English Islamofascism From Islamo- + fascism.

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