Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

courland

/ˈkʊɹlənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
cour-land
IPA
/ˈkʊɹlənd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region in western Latvia.

name

A duchy in that region.

Etymology

Frenchified spelling of German Kurland, equivalent to Cour- + land, with the initial component related to Curonian, Latin Curonia and Latvian Kurzeme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkʊɹlənd/
  • British English: /ˈkʊələnd/

Derived Forms

Courlandic

Frequently Paired Words

Coure Courish Courlander Courlandish Couronian Curonian

Questions

How do you pronounce courland?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʊɹlənd/.
What does courland mean?
A region in western Latvia.
Where does courland come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce courland

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkʊɹlənd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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