Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: be-nue
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Cameroon and Nigeria; a major tributary of Niger river.

name

A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Makurdi.

Questions

What does benue mean?: A river in Cameroon and Nigeria; a major tributary of Niger river.

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