Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treasure coast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: trea-sure -coast
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coastal counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin.

Etymology

Coined in the 1960s by John J. Schumann Jr. and Harry J. Schultz of the Vero Beach Press Journal, referring to the 1715 Treasure Fleet, lost off Sebastian, Florida.

Inflected Forms

the Treasure Coast (canonical)

Phrases

First Coast Space Coast

Frequently Paired Words

First Coast Space Coast

Questions

What does treasure coast mean?: A seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coastal counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin.
Where does treasure coast come from?: Coined in the 1960s by John J. Schumann Jr. and Harry J. Schultz of the Vero Beach Press Journal, referring to the 1715 Treasure Fleet, lost off Sebastian, Florida.

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