Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fort lauderdale

/ˌfɔəɹt ˈlɔːdəɹdeɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: fort laud-erdale
IPA: /ˌfɔəɹt ˈlɔːdəɹdeɪl/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Broward County, Florida, United States.

Example Sentences

"Chief Judge Jack Tuter, who oversees the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale, released a statement over the weekend berating Ehrlich for her conduct."
"FLL is located between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood."

Etymology

The original forts were named after Major William Lauderdale.

Questions

How do you pronounce fort lauderdale?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔəɹt ˈlɔːdəɹdeɪl/.
What does fort lauderdale mean?: A city, the county seat of Broward County, Florida, United States.
Where does fort lauderdale come from?: The original forts were named after Major William Lauderdale.

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