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boissevain

/ˈbɔɪsəveɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
bois-se-vain
IPA
/ˈbɔɪsəveɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Manitoba, Canada

name

A census-designated place in Tazewell County, West Virginia, United States

Etymology

From French Boissevain. The town in Manitoba is named after Adolphe Boissevain.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Boissevain-Morton

Frequently Paired Words

Boissevain-Morton

Questions

How do you pronounce boissevain?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔɪsəveɪn/.
What does boissevain mean?
A town in Manitoba, Canada
Where does boissevain come from?
It is traced to French.

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