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escanaba

/ˌɛskəˈnɑːbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
es-can-a-ba
IPA
/ˌɛskəˈnɑːbə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Delta County, Michigan, United States, on the Upper Peninsula.

Etymology

Named after the Escanaba River; from the Ojibwe language.

Rhymes With

saba sabah gaba aqaba amitabha indaba laba caba rubalcaba ruvalcaba

Questions

How do you pronounce escanaba?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛskəˈnɑːbə/.
What does escanaba mean?
A city, the county seat of Delta County, Michigan, United States, on the Upper Peninsula.
Where does escanaba come from?
Named after the Escanaba River; from the Ojibwe language.

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