How do you pronounce "reconstruction"?

In American English: /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/ (reek-uhn-STRUHKSH-uhn). In British English: /ɹˌiːkənstɹˈɐkʃən/ (r-eek-UHNSTR). In Canadian English: /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/ (reek-uhn-STRUHKSH-uhn). In Australian English: /ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən/ (r-eek-UHNSTR-uhksh).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/ (reek-uhn-STRUHKSH-uhn), while in British English it's /ɹˌiːkənstɹˈɐkʃən/ (r-eek-UHNSTR).

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/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/

reek-uhn-STRUHKSH-uhn

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riːkre·əncon·strʌkʃstruc·əntion

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