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rhaetian

/ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
rhaetian
IPA
/ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.

adj

Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia.

name

An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.

name

Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.

name

An age from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Etymology

From Rhaetia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/
  • British English: /ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/

Inflected Forms

Rhaetians (plural) Raetian (alternative) Rhætian (alternative) more Rhaetian (comparative) most Rhaetian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

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Rhymes With

completion venetian deletion secretion accretion phoenician excretion grecian peloponnesian concretion lutetian information

Questions

How do you pronounce rhaetian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/.
What does rhaetian mean?
A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
Where does rhaetian come from?
From Rhaetia + -an.

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