Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spanish-american war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
span-ish-amer-i-can war
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A military conflict in the year 1898, fought between the United States of America and Spain

Inflected Forms

the Spanish-American War (canonical)

Questions

What does spanish-american war mean?
A military conflict in the year 1898, fought between the United States of America and Spain

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