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elgin county

/ˈɛl.ɡɪn ˈkaʊn.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
El-gin Coun-ty
IPA
/ˈɛl.ɡɪn ˈkaʊn.ti/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

The county is named after British colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863).

Rhymes With

story county page county little river county prince county king and queen county andrew county grey county victoria county oxford county saint john county bruce county prince edward county

Questions

How do you pronounce elgin county?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛl.ɡɪn ˈkaʊn.ti/.
What does elgin county mean?
A county of Ontario, Canada.
Where does elgin county come from?
The county is named after British colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863).

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