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jedburgh

/ˈd͡ʒɛdbərə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
jed-burgh
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛdbərə/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6520).

name

Code name for teams of three parachuted into Occupied Europe (primarily France, but also Holland and Belgium) beginning on D-Day (June 6, 1944) to aid local Resistance groups. The men consisted of a British or American officer, a native of the country, and a non-commissioned radio operator.

Etymology

The town was randomly chosen as the namesake for Operation Jedburgh, the Second World War operation to deploy the parachute teams.

Synonyms

Jeddart

Questions

How do you pronounce jedburgh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛdbərə/.
What does jedburgh mean?
A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6520).
Where does jedburgh come from?
The town was randomly chosen as the namesake for Operation Jedburgh, the Second World War operation to deploy the parachute teams.

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