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fiji

/ˈfiːdʒiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
fi-ji
IPA
/ˈfiːdʒiː/
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *fiti Tongan Fisibor. English Fiji Borrowed from Tongan Fisi (historically pronounced with a palatal affricate, IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [ˈfit͡ʃi]), itself borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto‐Central Pacific *viti ‘east, sunrise’. The English spelling ‘Fiji’ was popularized by Captain James Cook’s phonetic transcription of the 18th‐century Tongan pronunciation.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfiːdʒiː/
  • British English: /ˈfiːdʒiː/

Inflected Forms

Viti (alternative) Feejee (alternative) Fejee (alternative) Feegee (alternative)

Derived Forms

Fijian

Phrases

Fiji Islands Republic of Fiji Republic of the Fiji Islands Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Suva Countries of the world

Rhymes With

luigi gigi squeegee keiji keagy heagy pg cg ouija

Questions

How do you pronounce fiji?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːdʒiː/.
What does fiji mean?
A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.
Where does fiji come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *fiti Tongan Fisibor. English Fiji Borrowed from Tongan Fisi (historically pronounced with a palatal affricate, IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [ˈfit͡ʃi]), itself borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto‐Central Pacific *viti ‘east, sunrise’. The English spelling ‘Fiji’ was popularized by Captain James Cook’s phonetic transcription of the 18th‐century Tongan pronunciation.

How to pronounce fiji

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