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Information about the word
de facto
(English → Esperanto: efektive)
Synonyms: actually, absolutely, in fact, practically, really
Part of speech
adverb
Pronunciation
/diːˈfaktəʊ̯/
,
/deɪ̯ˈfæktəʊ̯/
Hyphenation
de fac·to
Shavian alphabet
𐑛𐑰𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑴, 𐑛𐑱𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑴
Deseret alphabet
𐐼𐐨𐑁𐐰𐐿𐐻𐐬, 𐐼𐐩𐑁𐐰𐐿𐐻𐐬
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.