humberside
/ˈhʌm.bə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Etymology
Etymology tree English Humber Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English Humberside From Humber + -side.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈhʌm.bə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/