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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mini-shinkansen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
mini-shinkansen
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conventional Japanese rail line which has been upgraded to allow use by shinkansen; generally to allow the continuation of shinkansen services beyond the end of a purpose-built, high-speed line.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ミニ新幹線(しんかんせん) (mini shinkansen). By surface analysis, mini- + shinkansen.

Inflected Forms

mini-shinkansens (plural)

Questions

What does mini-shinkansen mean?
A conventional Japanese rail line which has been upgraded to allow use by shinkansen; generally to allow the continuation of shinkansen services beyond the end of a purpose-built, high-speed line.
Where does mini-shinkansen come from?
Borrowed from Japanese ミニ新幹線(しんかんせん) (mini shinkansen). By surface analysis, mini- + shinkansen.

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