How do you pronounce "subversives"?

In American English: /səbˈvɝːsɪvz/ (suhb-VURS-ivz). In British English: /səbvˈɜːsɪvz/ (suhbv-ꞫS-ivz). In Canadian English: /səbˈvɝːsɪvz/ (suhb-VURS-ivz). In Australian English: /səbvˈɜːsɪvz/ (suhbv-ꞫS-ivz).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /səbˈvɝːsɪvz/ (suhb-VURS-ivz), while in British English it's /səbvˈɜːsɪvz/ (suhbv-ꞫS-ivz).

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subversives

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/səbˈvɝːsɪvz/

suhb-VURS-ivz

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səbsub·vɝːsver·ɪvzsives

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