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middlesbrough

/ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dles-brough
IPA
/ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town, unitary authority, and borough in North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees.

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Etymology

From Old English middel (“middle”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”), equivalent to middle + -s- + -b(o)rough. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg.

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How do you pronounce middlesbrough?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/.
What does middlesbrough mean?
A town, unitary authority, and borough in North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees.
Where does middlesbrough come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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