Speakur

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change islands

/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
Change Is-lands
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Etymology

The town is named after the small island group on which it is located, the name of which derives from the location's use as a summer fishing station; in winter, the inhabitants migrated or "changed" to other locations.

Rhymes With

five islands dog islands

Questions

How do you pronounce change islands?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/.
What does change islands mean?
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Where does change islands come from?
The town is named after the small island group on which it is located, the name of which derives from the location's use as a summer fishing station; in winter, the inhabitants migrated or "changed" to other locations.

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