Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eternal city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: eter-nal c-i-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.

name

Nickname for Jerusalem: a city in West Asia; the claimed capital city of Israel and Palestine.

name

Former nickname for Kyoto: a major city in Japan, during the period when it was named Heian-kyō and served as the capital of Japan; c. 800–1000 CE.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Urbs Aeterna.

Inflected Forms

the Eternal City (canonical)

Questions

What does eternal city mean?: Nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.
Where does eternal city come from?: Calque of Latin Urbs Aeterna.

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