Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milan

/mɪˈlɑn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: mi-lan
IPA: /mɪˈlɑn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.

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A metropolitan city of Lombardy, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Milan.

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A former province of Lombardy.

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Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.

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A female given name.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Milane, Mæġelan, Milan, Mediolāna, Mediolānum

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪˈlæn/

Derived Forms

Milanese milliner

Phrases

Milan cabbage Old Milan Pier Milan

Frequently Paired Words

Milano

Synonyms

Milano Mediolanum

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce milan?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈlɑn/.
What does milan mean?: A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.
Where does milan come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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