Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nantes

/nɑːnt(s)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: nantes
IPA: /nɑːnt(s)/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The prefecture of the department of Loire-Atlantique, France; the capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire, in historical Brittany.

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A municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.

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A municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Nantes.

Rhymes With

plants pants grants ants implants chants aunts transplants frantz krantz gantz lantz

Questions

How do you pronounce nantes?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑːnt(s)/.
What does nantes mean?: The prefecture of the department of Loire-Atlantique, France; the capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire, in historical Brittany.
Where does nantes come from?: Borrowed from French Nantes.

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