How do you pronounce "imagination"?

In American English: /ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ (i-maj-uh-NAYSH-uhn). In British English: /ɪmˌædʒɪnˈeɪʃən/ (im-aj-in-AYSH-uhn). In Canadian English: /ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ (i-maj-uh-NAYSH-uhn). In Australian English: /ɪmˌadʒɪnˈeɪʃən/ (im-aj-IN-aysh).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ (i-maj-uh-NAYSH-uhn), while in British English it's /ɪmˌædʒɪnˈeɪʃən/ (im-aj-in-AYSH-uhn).

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/ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

i-maj-uh-NAYSH-uhn

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ɪim·mædʒag·əi·neɪʃna·əntion

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