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foveaux strait

/fəʊvəʊ.stɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
foveaux s-trait
IPA
/fəʊvəʊ.stɹeɪt/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Etymology

Named after Joseph Foveaux.

Questions

How do you pronounce foveaux strait?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəʊvəʊ.stɹeɪt/.
What does foveaux strait mean?
A strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Where does foveaux strait come from?
Named after Joseph Foveaux.

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