nuclear-free

adjective

Free of nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power stations, especially by official declaration.

Meanings

adjectivenuclear-free (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFree of nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power stations, especially by official declaration.

Origin

  1. Englishnuclear
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  6. Old Englishfrēo
  7. Englishnuclear-free

From nuclear + -free.

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Translations

Finnish ydinaseeton
  • ydinaseetonfree of nuclear technology
Polish bezatomowy
  • bezatomowyfree of nuclear technology
Ukrainian без'я́дерний
  • без'я́дерний (bezʺjádernyj)free of nuclear technology
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APA

nuclear-free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear-free

MLA

“nuclear-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear-free. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear-free,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear-free.

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