Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lelystad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
lelystad
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands.

Etymology

Etymology tree Dutch Lely Dutch stad Dutch Lelystadbor. English Lelystad Borrowed from Dutch Lelystad. Named after Dutch politician and civil engineer Cornelis Lely (1854–1929).

Questions

What does lelystad mean?
A city and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Where does lelystad come from?
Etymology tree Dutch Lely Dutch stad Dutch Lelystadbor. English Lelystad Borrowed from Dutch Lelystad. Named after Dutch politician and civil engineer Cornelis Lely (1854–1929).

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