Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraprovincial

/ˌɛkstɹəˈpɹɒvɪnʃəl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-traprovin-cial
IPA: /ˌɛkstɹəˈpɹɒvɪnʃəl̩/

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside a province.

Example Sentences

"The extra-provincial Anglican churches are a group of small, semi-independent church entities within the Anglican Communion."
"In R. v. Eastern Terminal Elevator Co. (1925), a federal law regulating trade of provincially produced grain destined entirely for export was found not to be within the meaning of extraprovincial trade."
"Extra-Provincial Citation"

Etymology

From extra- + provincial.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

How do you pronounce extraprovincial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkstɹəˈpɹɒvɪnʃəl̩/.
What does extraprovincial mean?: Outside a province.
Where does extraprovincial come from?: From extra- + provincial.

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