How do you pronounce "elizabethan"?

In American English: /ˌɛlɪzəˈbiːθən/ (ehl-iz-uh-BEETH-uhn). In British English: /ɪlˈɪzɐbˌɛθən/ (il-IZ-ɐb-ehth). In Canadian English: /ˌɛlɪzəˈbiːθən/ (ehl-iz-uh-BEETH-uhn). In Australian English: /ɪlˈɪzɐbˌɛθən/ (il-IZ-ɐb-ehth).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɛlɪzəˈbiːθən/ (ehl-iz-uh-BEETH-uhn), while in British English it's /ɪlˈɪzɐbˌɛθən/ (il-IZ-ɐb-ehth).

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elizabethan

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/ˌɛlɪzəˈbiːθən/

ehl-iz-uh-BEETH-uhn

Syllable Breakdown

ɛlel·ɪziz·əa·biːθbet·ənhan

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