Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hbcu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
hbcu
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of historically black college or university.

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What does hbcu mean?
Initialism of historically black college or university.

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