Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nationhood

/nˈeɪʃənhˌʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: na-tion-hood
IPA: /nˈeɪʃənhˌʊd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a nation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fact of achieving national independence or autonomy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English nation Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English nationhood From nation + -hood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nationhoods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nationhood?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈeɪʃənhˌʊd/.
What does nationhood mean?: The quality of being a nation.
Where does nationhood come from?: Etymology tree English nation Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English nationhood From nation + -hood.

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