Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clackmannanshire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
clack-man-nan-shire
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical county of Scotland (abolished in 1975).

name

A council area of Scotland (one of 32 created in 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth and Kinross.

Etymology

From Clackmannan + -shire.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does clackmannanshire mean?
A historical county of Scotland (abolished in 1975).
Where does clackmannanshire come from?
From Clackmannan + -shire.

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