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kasserine

/ˈkæsəˌɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
kasser-ine
IPA
/ˈkæsəˌɹɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Tunisia.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Kasserine, from Tunisian Arabic ڨصْرِين (gasrīn), from Arabic قَصْرَيْنِ (qaṣrayni), accusative of قَصْرَانِ (qaṣrāni, “two forts”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ڨصْرِين, قَصْرَيْنِ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæsəˌɹɪn/

Questions

How do you pronounce kasserine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæsəˌɹɪn/.
What does kasserine mean?
A city in Tunisia.
Where does kasserine come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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