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daugavpils

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
dau-gavpils
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Latvia, on the Daugava River.

Etymology

From Latvian Daugavpils, from Latvian Daugava + pils (“castle”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does daugavpils mean?
A city in Latvia, on the Daugava River.
Where does daugavpils come from?
From Latvian Daugavpils, from Latvian Daugava + pils (“castle”).

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