How do you pronounce "tradition"?

In American English: /trəˈdɪʃən/ (truh-DISH-uhn). In British English: /tɹədˈɪʃən/ (truhd-ISH-uhn). In Canadian English: /trəˈdɪʃən/ (truh-DISH-uhn). In Australian English: /tɹɐdˈɪʃən/ (TRⱯD-ish).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /trəˈdɪʃən/ (truh-DISH-uhn), while in British English it's /tɹədˈɪʃən/ (truhd-ISH-uhn).

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tradition

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/trəˈdɪʃən/

truh-DISH-uhn

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trətra·dɪʃdi·əntion

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