Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

docklands

/dˈɑkləndz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: dock-lands
IPA: /dˈɑkləndz/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.

name

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From dock + lands.

Questions

How do you pronounce docklands?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑkləndz/.
What does docklands mean?: An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
Where does docklands come from?: From dock + lands.

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