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transatlanticism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
transat-lanti-cism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relationship between Britain and America, especially in literature and culture, traditionally based upon a shared history, a common language, shared principles of legal philosophy, a commonality of religious beliefs, and kinship ties.

Uncountable

noun

An ideology which advocates a close economic, political and military alliance between certain nations in North America, particularly the United States and Canada, and those of Western Europe.

Uncountable

Etymology

From transatlantic + -ism. By surface analysis, trans- + atlant- + -ic + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

U.S. & U.K. Special Relationship Atlanticism

Questions

What does transatlanticism mean?
The relationship between Britain and America, especially in literature and culture, traditionally based upon a shared history, a common language, shared principles of legal philosophy, a commonality of religious beliefs, and kinship ties.
Where does transatlanticism come from?
From transatlantic + -ism. By surface analysis, trans- + atlant- + -ic + -ism.

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