Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harrisonburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: har-rison-burg
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village, the parish seat of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States.

name

An independent city, the county seat of Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Harrison + -burg.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Harrison

Questions

What does harrisonburg mean?: A village, the parish seat of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Where does harrisonburg come from?: From Harrison + -burg.

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