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fond du lac

/ˈfɑn.də.læk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
fond -du lac
IPA
/ˈfɑn.də.læk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.

name

Ellipsis of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation: an Indian reservation in Carlton County and St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

name

Ellipsis of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe band.

Etymology

From French fond du lac (“bottom of the lake”). * For the town in Wisconsin, referring to its location at the south end of Lake Winnebago. * For the Native American reservation and band, referring to their traditional location at the Southwest tip of Lake Superior, which is now the cities of Duluth and Superior.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɑn.də.læk/
  • British English: /ˈfɒn.də.læk/

Phrases

Fond du Lac County

Frequently Paired Words

FDL

Questions

How do you pronounce fond du lac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑn.də.læk/.
What does fond du lac mean?
A city and town, the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where does fond du lac come from?
It is traced to French.

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