Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticosti

[ˌæntiˈkɑsti]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-costi
IPA: [ˌæntiˈkɑsti]

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Minganie Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, at the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Etymology

From French Anticosti, from Mi'kmaq Natigôsteg.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Anticosti, Natigôsteg

Questions

How do you pronounce anticosti?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˌæntiˈkɑsti].
What does anticosti mean?: An island of Minganie Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, at the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Where does anticosti come from?: It is traced to French.

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