how to pronounce laïcité

/la.i.si.te/

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laïcité is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of laïcité in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… peu à peu la laïcité est devenue cette …”

meanings of laïcité

noun:

Secularity (state of being secular).
Secularism.

laïcité frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word laïcité occurs in french on average 17.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.