Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dalhousie

/dælˈhaʊ.zi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: Dal-hou-sie
IPA: /dælˈhaʊ.zi/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

name

A hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India.

name

A Scottish earldom.

Etymology

The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

Phrases

Dalhousie catfish Dalhousie goby Dalhousie hardyhead

Rhymes With

lousy drowsy blowsy frowzy frouzy

Questions

How do you pronounce dalhousie?: The recorded pronunciation is /dælˈhaʊ.zi/.
What does dalhousie mean?: A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Where does dalhousie come from?: The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

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