Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land acknowledgement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
land ac-knowl-edge-ment
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formal statement that a public event is taking place on land originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage

Etymology

From land + acknowledgement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

land acknowledgements (plural) land acknowledgment (alternative)

Phrases

Welcome to Country

Frequently Paired Words

Welcome to Country

Synonyms

territorial acknowledgement acknowledgement of country

Questions

What does land acknowledgement mean?
A formal statement that a public event is taking place on land originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.
Where does land acknowledgement come from?
From land + acknowledgement.

How to pronounce land acknowledgement

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