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wrekin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
wrekin
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large hill and local landmark in Shropshire, England.

name

Former name of Telford and Wrekin (“local government district in Shropshire”), renamed in 1998.

Etymology

From the source of Latin Viroconium (see Wroxeter).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

the Wrekin (canonical)

Phrases

go all around the Wrekin Telford and Wrekin

Questions

What does wrekin mean?
A large hill and local landmark in Shropshire, England.
Where does wrekin come from?
From the source of Latin Viroconium (see Wroxeter).

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