Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hudsonian

/hʌdˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: hud-so-ni-an
IPA: /hʌdˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Hudson Bay.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Hudson River.

noun

The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica).

Informal

noun

An employee of the J. L. Hudson Company (or Hudson's), a department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan.

Informal

Example Sentences

"the Hudsonian curlew"
"A Hudsonian godwit cries out in flight over the bog. The black areas under the wings help distinguish Hudsonians from other godwit species. [image caption]"
"It was September 1947 when the J. L. Hudson Co. erected a large silver-toned plaque to honor its employees — its "Hudsonians" — who served their country in the military during World War II."

Etymology

From Hudson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Hudson
Suffix: -ian

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hʌdˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /hʌdˈsəʊ.ni.ən/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Hudsonians (plural)

Phrases

Hudsonian chickadee Hudsonian curlew Hudsonian godwit Hudsonian whimbrel Hudsonian whiteface

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce hudsonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /hʌdˈsoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does hudsonian mean?: Of or pertaining to Hudson Bay.
Where does hudsonian come from?: From Hudson + -ian.

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