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colonialism

How many syllables in colonialism?

  5 syllables

Divide colonialism into syllables:   co-lo-ni-al-ism
Stressed syllable in colonialism:   co-lo-ni-al-ism
How to pronounce colonialism:   kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-um
How to say colonialism:

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