cahokia
/kəˈhoʊ.ki.ə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A former (pre-Columbian Native American) city in present-day Illinois, now famous for its earthen mounds.
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A village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.
Example Sentences
- "The city of Cahokia and the surrounding villages and farms became the most extensive urban center in prehistoric North America, but the agricultural networks extended widely within the American Midwest and Southeast."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈhoʊ.ki.ə/
- British English: /kəˈhəʊ.ki.ə/