kennan

What does kennan mean?

kennan means "United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)".

How many syllables are in kennan?

kennan has 2 syllables: ken-nan. The stress falls on "ken". In IPA it is /ˈkɛnən/.

What is another word for kennan?

Close synonyms include George F. Kennan, George Frost Kennan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kennan a common word?

kennan is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for kennan come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.