How do you pronounce "admiration"?

In American English: /ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/ (adm-ur-AYSH-uhn). In British English: /ˌædmɪɹˈeɪʃən/ (adm-ir-AYSH-uhn). In Canadian English: /ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/ (adm-ur-AYSH-uhn). In Australian English: /ˌadməɹˈeɪʃən/ (adm-UHR-aysh).

Is "admiration" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/ (adm-ur-AYSH-uhn), while in British English it's /ˌædmɪɹˈeɪʃən/ (adm-ir-AYSH-uhn).

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/ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/

adm-ur-AYSH-uhn

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ædmad·ɝmi·eɪʃra·əntion

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