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kankakee

/kæŋkəˈki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
kanka-kee
IPA
/kæŋkəˈki/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.

name

A river, the Kankakee River in Indiana and Illinois, which is a tributary of the Illinois River.

name

Three townships in the United States, in Illinois (1) and Indiana (2), listed under Kankakee Township.

Phrases

Kankakee County

Questions

How do you pronounce kankakee?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæŋkəˈki/.
What does kankakee mean?
A city, the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.

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