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smolensk

/smoʊlˈɛnsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
smolen-sk
IPA
/smoʊlˈɛnsk/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast of Russia.

name

A city, the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Смоле́нск (Smolénsk).

Rhymes With

fenske

Questions

How do you pronounce smolensk?
The recorded pronunciation is /smoʊlˈɛnsk/.
What does smolensk mean?
An oblast of Russia.
Where does smolensk come from?
Borrowed from Russian Смоле́нск (Smolénsk).

How to pronounce smolensk

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