Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sudbury

/sʌdbəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: sud-bury
IPA: /sʌdbəɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A place in England:

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A place in England:

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A place in England:

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A place in Canada

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A place in Canada

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A place in Canada

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A place in Canada

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A place in the United States:

Example Sentences

"This can be tedious, especially the minutiae of French laws and policies in Canada. When the discussion zooms in on a hot debate on raising the Franco-Ontarian flag in Sudbury, Ontario, it is hard not to feel that the topic of French in Canada has perhaps been exhausted."

Etymology

From Old English suþ (“south”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Southborough, Southbury, and Sudborough.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: suþ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sʌdbəɹi/

Derived Forms

sudburyite

Phrases

Downtown Sudbruy Greater Sudbury New Sudbury Old Sudbury Regional Municipality of Sudbury Sudbury District Sudbury Hill

Questions

How do you pronounce sudbury?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌdbəɹi/.
What does sudbury mean?: A place in England:
Where does sudbury come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce sudbury

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