Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dutchess county

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: dutchess -coun-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Poughkeepsie.

Example Sentences

"The number of Lyme disease cases reported in Dutchess County last year jumped by 50 percent compared to the year before, reaching the third-highest total on record in the state. […] In the last decade, the number of cases reported in Dutchess has largely fallen from a high in 2008 of 1,141 to a low of 386 in 2016."

Etymology

Named after the Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of duchess.

Questions

What does dutchess county mean?: One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Poughkeepsie.
Where does dutchess county come from?: Named after the Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of duchess.

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