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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnegie

/ˈkɑɹnəɡi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
carnegie
IPA
/ˈkɑɹnəɡi/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Possibly from Gaelic cathair an eige, meaning "fort at the gap".

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑɹnəɡi/
  • British English: /kɑːˈnɪɡi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Carnegies (plural)

Derived Forms

Carnegian

Phrases

Carnegie library Carnegie unit

Questions

How do you pronounce carnegie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹnəɡi/.
What does carnegie mean?
A surname.
Where does carnegie come from?
Possibly from Gaelic cathair an eige, meaning "fort at the gap".

How to pronounce carnegie

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