Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cites

/ˈsaɪtiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: cites
IPA: /ˈsaɪtiːz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of cite

name

Acronym of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

Example Sentences

"Marine species proposals are prominent at this CoP, with proposals to list spiny dogfish, porbeagle shark, European eel, red and pink corals, sawfishes, and several other marine species in the CITES Appendices."
"But commercial timber and fish species are increasingly coming under the CITES remit, despite strong opposition from both industries."

Homonyms

sites sights

Rhymes With

rights sites lights nights writes flights fights heights whites knights sights bites

Questions

How do you pronounce cites?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪtiːz/.
What does cites mean?: plural of cite

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