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edmontonian

/ˌɛd.mənˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ed-mon-to-ni-an
IPA
/ˌɛd.mənˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A North American faunal stage of the late Cretaceous.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Edmonton Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Edmontonian From Edmonton + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛd.mənˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ˌɛd.mənˈtəʊ.ni.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Edmontonians (plural)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce edmontonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛd.mənˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does edmontonian mean?
Of, from or relating to the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Where does edmontonian come from?
Etymology tree English Edmonton Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Edmontonian From Edmonton + -ian.

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