Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middelburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: mid-del-burg
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands.

name

A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

Etymology

From Middle English Middelburgh (attested in Chaucer), which was borrowed from Middle Dutch Middelburgh. Compare Middlesbrough, Middleburg and Middlebury.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Middelburgh

Frequently Paired Words

Middleburg

Questions

What does middelburg mean?: A city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands.
Where does middelburg come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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