Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monongahela

/məˌnɒŋɡəˈhiːlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
monon-ga-hela
IPA
/məˌnɒŋɡəˈhiːlə/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From Unami mënaonkihëla (“where the banks cave in”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mënaonkihëla

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Synonyms

Mon City

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Questions

How do you pronounce monongahela?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˌnɒŋɡəˈhiːlə/.
What does monongahela mean?
An Iroquoian Native American culture from AD 1050 to 1635 in present-day western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern Ohio, and West Virginia, whose sites have been mostly found in the Monongahela River valley.
Where does monongahela come from?
From Unami mënaonkihëla (“where the banks cave in”).

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