Raumism
/ˈɹaʊmɪzəm/
Raumism noun: a conception of the Esperanto community as a self-chosen linguistic diaspora.
Noun
Raumism (uncountable)
- A conception of the Esperanto community as a self-chosen linguistic diaspora.
- Mario Pei, in _One Language for the World_, has a chapter titled something like "The Inefficacy of Movements". He's right to doubt whether something like the Esperanto movement is a suitable vehicle for attaining the goal towards which it aims -- aside from the fact that it generally behaves like...1997 November 9, Donald J. Harlow <don@donh.vip.best.com>, “Re: conIAL Structural Type and Vocabulary Size”, in AUXLANG mailing list, via listserv.brown.edu
- Synonyms:
- Raumismo
Raumism meaning in Punjabi
Raumism in Punjabi
- Translations
- ਰੌਮਵਾਦ raumvād
Synonyms of Raumism
Origin of Raumism
Calque of Esperanto Raŭmismo, after the Finnish town of Rauma + -ism.
Questions about Raumism
- What does Raumism mean?
- Raumism means a conception of the Esperanto community as a self-chosen linguistic diaspora.
- What is Raumism in Punjabi?
- Raumism in Punjabi is ਰੌਮਵਾਦ (raumvād). See Raumism meaning in Punjabi.
- What part of speech is Raumism?
- Raumism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Raumism?
- Raumism is pronounced /ˈɹaʊmɪzəm/.
Words near Raumism in the dictionary
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