Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reservationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reser-va-tion-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

India's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups.

Uncountable

noun

The policy of confinement of Native Americans to Indian reservations.

Uncountable

Etymology

From reservation + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: reservation

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does reservationism mean?: India's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups.
Where does reservationism come from?: From reservation + -ism.

How to pronounce reservationism

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “reservationism”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “reservationism”.
Repeat and practice — Say “reservationism” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.