Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

katrina

/kəˈtɹi.nə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: ka-t-ri-na
IPA: /kəˈtɹi.nə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Catherine; variant form Katrine.

name

The 11th tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which caused catastrophic damage to Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Alabama.

name

A large-scale disaster, especially one with negative political consequences.

American usage

Example Sentences

"“It’s disaster capitalism,” the Aleph said. “All the profiteering that went down post-Katrina. It was in 2005. You’re probably too young to remember that hurricane.”"
"Is coronavirus Donald Trump’s Katrina?"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈtɹi.nə/
British English: /kəˈtɹiː.nə/

Usage

American usage

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina gina angelina latina

Questions

How do you pronounce katrina?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈtɹi.nə/.
What does katrina mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Catherine; variant form Katrine.

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