Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chennaiite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chen-nai-ite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or resident of Chennai in India.

Example Sentences

"For months together now, Chennaiites couldn’t stop talking about the wedding and speculating who’d get lucky and who’d be left out […]"

Etymology

From Chennai + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Chennai

Inflected Forms

Chennaiites (plural)

Synonyms

Madrasi

Questions

What does chennaiite mean?: A native or resident of Chennai in India.
Where does chennaiite come from?: From Chennai + -ite.

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