Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

japonia

/d͡ʒæˈpəʊniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: japonia
IPA: /d͡ʒæˈpəʊniə/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Japan: A country in East Asia.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"In Japonia, 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends."
"THE Tyrants of Japonia invented a ſtrange Torment for thoſe who confeſſed Chriſt"

Etymology

From New Latin Japō̆nia, also spelled Iapō̆nia, through Japon + -ia.

Word Breakdown

Root: Japō̆nia
Suffix: Japon

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Iaponia (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce japonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒæˈpəʊniə/.
What does japonia mean?: Japan: A country in East Asia.
Where does japonia come from?: From New Latin Japō̆nia, also spelled Iapō̆nia, through Japon + -ia.

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