Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nottinghamshire

/ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: not-ting-hamshire
IPA: /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.

Example Sentences

""Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn." "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?""

Etymology

From Nottingham + -shire.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/

Questions

How do you pronounce nottinghamshire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/.
What does nottinghamshire mean?: A north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.
Where does nottinghamshire come from?: From Nottingham + -shire.

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