Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semicolonial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-colo-nial
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partly colonial; having certain aspects of being colonial.

Example Sentences

"The Aidit leadership's theory of the Indonesian revolution is based on the assumption that Indonesia is a semicolonial, semifeudal country."

Etymology

From semi- + colonial.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Derived Forms

semicolonialism

Questions

What does semicolonial mean?: Partly colonial; having certain aspects of being colonial.
Where does semicolonial come from?: From semi- + colonial.

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