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de kalb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
de kalb
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A town in New York.

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A city in Illinois.

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A city in Texas.

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A town, the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi.

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A city in Missouri.

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An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

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A surname.

Etymology

Named for Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Phrases

DeKalb County

Frequently Paired Words

DeKalb DeKalb County

Questions

What does de kalb mean?
A town in New York.
Where does de kalb come from?
Named for Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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