Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caria

/ˈkɛɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: caria
IPA: /ˈkɛɹi.ə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor, in modern Turkey.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. English Caria Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɛɹi.ə/
British English: /ˈkɛəɹi.ə/

Derived Forms

Carian

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce caria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛɹi.ə/.
What does caria mean?: A historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor, in modern Turkey.
Where does caria come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. English Caria Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

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