Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medicine hat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: medicine hat
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

Example Sentences

"Smith, speaking during a town hall in Medicine Hat Tuesday, said step one for the premiers was to agree to the federal government’s staggered countertariff plan targeting exports to the U.S. that Canada can easily get elsewhere."

Etymology

Calque of Blackfoot saamis (“eagle-feather headdress worn by medicine men”)

Synonyms

Gas City The Gas City

Questions

What does medicine hat mean?: A city in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
Where does medicine hat come from?: Calque of Blackfoot saamis (“eagle-feather headdress worn by medicine men”)

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