Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blacksburg

/blˈæksbɚɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: blacks-burg
IPA: /blˈæksbɚɡ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Montgomery County, Virginia.

name

A town in Cherokee County, South Carolina.

Example Sentences

"Lead study author Derek Hennen is a self-proclaimed Swiftie and wanted to honor the singer. He was a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg at the time of the research."

Etymology

From Black + -s- + -burg.

Questions

How do you pronounce blacksburg?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈæksbɚɡ/.
What does blacksburg mean?: A town in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Where does blacksburg come from?: From Black + -s- + -burg.

How to pronounce blacksburg

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