Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiltern

/ˈtʃɪltən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: chiltern
IPA: /ˈtʃɪltən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Chiltern Hills: a geographic area and chalk escarpment in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England.

Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Chiltern Hundreds.

Uncountable

name

A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020.

Uncountable

name

A town in Victoria, Australia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"CHILTERN, a chain of chalky hills, running from eaſt to weſt through Buckinghamſhire."

Etymology

Unknown, but thought to derive from a Celtic toponym, presumably related to height. The other placenames derive from the English hills.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Chilterns (plural)

Phrases

Chiltern Green Chiltern Valley

Questions

How do you pronounce chiltern?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɪltən/.
What does chiltern mean?: Ellipsis of Chiltern Hills: a geographic area and chalk escarpment in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England.
Where does chiltern come from?: Unknown, but thought to derive from a Celtic toponym, presumably related to height. The other placenames derive from the English hills.

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