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crossville

/kɹˈɑsvɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
crossville
IPA
/kɹˈɑsvɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.

name

A village in White County, Illinois, United States; named after Thomas Cross.

name

A city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States; after a crossroads,

Etymology

From either cross (“crossroads”) or the surname Cross + -ville.

Questions

How do you pronounce crossville?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɑsvɪl/.
What does crossville mean?
A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.
Where does crossville come from?
From either cross (“crossroads”) or the surname Cross + -ville.

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