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territorialism

/tˌɛɹətˈɔɹiəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
ter-ri-to-ri-al-ism
IPA
/tˌɛɹətˈɔɹiəlˌɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A theory of church government according to which the ruler of a country has the natural right to rule also over the ecclesiastical affairs of its people.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English territorial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English territorialism From territorial + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

territorialisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce territorialism?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˌɛɹətˈɔɹiəlˌɪzəm/.
What does territorialism mean?
Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory
Where does territorialism come from?
Etymology tree English territorial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English territorialism From territorial + -ism.

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