Information about the word de facto (English → Esperanto: efektive)

Synonyms: absolutely, actually, in fact, practically, really

Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/diːˈfaktəʊ̯/, /deɪ̯ˈfæktəʊ̯/
Hyphenationde fac·to
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑰𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑴, 𐑛𐑱𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑴

Usage samples

Hán was seen by some voters as being too close to Běijīng, as many looked with concern at unrest in Hong Kong—once seen as a model for some in China for a potential future takeover of de facto independent Taiwan.