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athlone

/æθlˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
athlone
IPA
/æθlˈoʊn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441).

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Etymology

From Irish Áth Luain (literally “Luan’s ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

How do you pronounce athlone?
The recorded pronunciation is /æθlˈoʊn/.
What does athlone mean?
A town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441).
Where does athlone come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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