Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staten islander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: staten is-lander
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A native or inhabitant of Staten Island, New York.

Example Sentences

"“Come on, now, you’re gonna make everybody believe that old saw about Staten Islanders talking too much.”"

Etymology

From Staten Island + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Staten Island

Inflected Forms

Staten Islanders (plural)

Questions

What does staten islander mean?: A native or inhabitant of Staten Island, New York.
Where does staten islander come from?: From Staten Island + -er.

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