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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niçois

/niːswɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nicois
IPA
/niːswɑː/
5
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the city of Nice, the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

name

The dialect of Occitan spoken in the Nice area.

noun

An inhabitant of Nice.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Niçois.

Inflected Forms

more Niçois (comparative) most Niçois (superlative)

Synonyms

Nissard Nicaean

Questions

How do you pronounce niçois?
The recorded pronunciation is /niːswɑː/.
What does niçois mean?
Of, from or relating to the city of Nice, the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Where does niçois come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French Niçois.

How to pronounce niçois

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