Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banderite

[ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-derite
IPA
[ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t]
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.

noun

A nationalist Ukrainian.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t]

Usage

Inflected Forms

Banderites (plural) more Banderite (comparative) most Banderite (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce banderite?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t].
What does banderite mean?
A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.
Where does banderite come from?
First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

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