Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fort collins

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: fort -collins
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Example Sentences

"City governments have joined in by deactivating the cameras or canceling contracts with Flock in Fort Collins, Colorado; Eugene, Oregon; Madison, Wisconsin; Knoxville, Tennessee; Syracuse, New York; and Walla Walla, Washington."

Etymology

Named after William O. Collins.

Inflected Forms

Ft. Collins (alternative)

Questions

What does fort collins mean?: A city, the county seat of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
Where does fort collins come from?: Named after William O. Collins.

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