Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jan mayen

/jɑn ˈmaɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: jan -mayen
IPA: /jɑn ˈmaɪən/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean.

Etymology

From Norwegian Jan Mayen, from Dutch Jan Mayen. Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout.

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: Jan Mayen

Phrases

Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Countries of the world

Questions

How do you pronounce jan mayen?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɑn ˈmaɪən/.
What does jan mayen mean?: An island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean.
Where does jan mayen come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

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