Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumfriesshire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: dum-friesshire
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical county of Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Dumfries and Galloway Region. Its county town was Dumfries.

Etymology

From Dumfries + -shire.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Dumfries

Questions

What does dumfriesshire mean?: A historical county of Scotland which was abolished in 1975 and absorbed into Dumfries and Galloway Region. Its county town was Dumfries.
Where does dumfriesshire come from?: From Dumfries + -shire.

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