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van cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
van -cat
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distinctive landrace of domestic cat, found in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey. It is relatively large, has a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and has blue or amber eyes or one of each colour.

Inflected Forms

Van cats (plural)

Phrases

Turkish Van

Frequently Paired Words

Turkish Van

Questions

What does van cat mean?
A distinctive landrace of domestic cat, found in the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey. It is relatively large, has a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and has blue or amber eyes or one of each colour.

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