Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

host city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: host c-i-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A city that is the host of an event and that provides the facilities for that event to take place.

Inflected Forms

host cities (plural)

Phrases

host country

Frequently Paired Words

host country

Questions

What does host city mean?: A city that is the host of an event and that provides the facilities for that event to take place.

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