Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pavia

/pəˈvi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
pavia
IPA
/pəˈvi.ə/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Lombardy, Italy.

name

The capital city of the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Papia Italian Paviabor. English Pavia Borrowed from Italian Pavia.

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Questions

How do you pronounce pavia?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈvi.ə/.
What does pavia mean?
A province of Lombardy, Italy.
Where does pavia come from?
Etymology tree Latin Papia Italian Paviabor. English Pavia Borrowed from Italian Pavia.

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