Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haussmannian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hauss-man-ni-an
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Haussmann + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Haussmannian (comparative) most Haussmannian (superlative)

Questions

What does haussmannian mean?
Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.
Where does haussmannian come from?
From Haussmann + -ian.

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