Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provincetown

/pɹˈɑvənstˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: province-town
IPA: /pɹˈɑvənstˌaʊn/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

Example Sentences

"The court pointed to an earlier ruling in the case of a company that was licensed to operate cigarette vending machines in Provincetown."

Etymology

From province + town.

Derived Forms

Provincetowner

Synonyms

P-town

Questions

How do you pronounce provincetown?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈɑvənstˌaʊn/.
What does provincetown mean?: A town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Where does provincetown come from?: From province + town.

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