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Eisenhower Doctrine Pronunciation
Eisenhower Doctrine is pronounced EYE-zuhn-how-er-DAHK-truhn, IPA /ˈaɪzənˌhaʊɝ ˈdɑktrən/.
EYE-zuhn-how-er-DAHK-truhn
US /ˈaɪzənˌhaʊɝ ˈdɑktrən/
Syllables: EYE · zuhn · how · er · DAHK · truhn (6 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun phrase: The 1957 American policy of giving aid and military support to Middle Eastern states resisting communism.
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Eisenhower Doctrine in a Sentence
- The Eisenhower Doctrine was announced in January 1957.
- Lebanon invoked the Eisenhower Doctrine the following year.
- The course covers the Eisenhower Doctrine in week six.
Common Mispronunciations of Eisenhower Doctrine
Not AY-zuhn-how-er DAHK-truhn
A German ei gives the eye of my, which is why Einstein and Eisenhower open the same way.
Not EYE-zuhn-hoh-wer DAHK-treen
The trine at the close is a weak truhn, with no long ee left in it.
Tip: The surname is German for iron hewer, and the family spelled it Eisenhauer before emigrating.
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