Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillsdale

/hˈɪlzdˌeɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: hills-dale
IPA: /hˈɪlzdˌeɪl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A suburb of south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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A community in Springwater, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

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A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.

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A village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States.

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A city, the county seat of Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States.

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A village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

Etymology

From hills + dale.

Phrases

Hillsdale County

Questions

How do you pronounce hillsdale?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɪlzdˌeɪl/.
What does hillsdale mean?: A suburb of south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Where does hillsdale come from?: From hills + dale.

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