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monmouthshire

/ˈmɒn.məθˌʃɪəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
mon-mouthshire
IPA
/ˈmɒn.məθˌʃɪəɹ/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A maritime traditional county of England and Wales, bordered by to the east by Gloucestershire, to the northeast by Herefordshire, to the north by Brecknockshire, to the west by Glamorganshire and to the south by the Bristol Channel. It was part of England until renamed Gwent and taken into Wales in 1974.

name

A county and local government principal area of Wales which replaced Gwent, bordered by the Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Newport.

Etymology

From Monmouth + shire.

Questions

How do you pronounce monmouthshire?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒn.məθˌʃɪəɹ/.
What does monmouthshire mean?
A maritime traditional county of England and Wales, bordered by to the east by Gloucestershire, to the northeast by Herefordshire, to the north by Brecknockshire, to the west by Glamorganshire and to the south by the Bristol Channel. It was part of England until renamed Gwent and taken into Wales in 1974.
Where does monmouthshire come from?
From Monmouth + shire.

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