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sheikdom

sheik·dom
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sheek-duh m, sheyk-]
    • /ˈʃik dəm, ˈʃeɪk-/
    • /ˈʃeɪk.dəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheek-duh m, sheyk-]
    • /ˈʃik dəm, ˈʃeɪk-/

Definitions of sheikdom word

  • noun sheikdom the land or territory under the control of a sheik. 1
  • noun sheikdom a political unit ruled by a sheik 0

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Origin of sheikdom

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; sheik + -dom

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Parts of speech for Sheikdom

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sheikdom popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sheikdom usage trend in Literature

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