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brazzaville

/ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
braz-zav-ille
IPA
/ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/
34
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.

name

The Republic of the Congo government.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880.

Derived Forms

Brazzavillian

Questions

How do you pronounce brazzaville?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/.
What does brazzaville mean?
The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.
Where does brazzaville come from?
Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880.

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