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rhodesian

/ɹoʊdˈiʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
rhode-sian
IPA
/ɹoʊdˈiʒən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.

noun

Someone from Rhodesia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Rhodesia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rhodesian From Rhodesia + -an.

Inflected Forms

Rhodesians (plural)

Derived Forms

Rhodesianness

Phrases

Rhodesian fever Rhodesian man Rhodesian plum Rhodesian redwater fever Rhodesian Ridgeback Rhodesian teak

Rhymes With

indonesian cohesion tunisian adhesion lesion polynesian cartesian artesian peloponnesian melanesian

Questions

How do you pronounce rhodesian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊdˈiʒən/.
What does rhodesian mean?
From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.
Where does rhodesian come from?
Etymology tree English Rhodesia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rhodesian From Rhodesia + -an.

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