Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiritimati

/kəˈɹɪsməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kir-iti-mati
IPA: /kəˈɹɪsməs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island.

Example Sentences

"To enumerate people on Kiritimati island (or Christmas island) one needs to fly and stay overnight in Fiji before flying to Kiritimati island."

Etymology

Borrowed from Gilbertese Kiritimati (“Christmas”), from English Christmas.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: Christmas

Rhymes With

christmas isthmus

Questions

How do you pronounce kiritimati?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹɪsməs/.
What does kiritimati mean?: An island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island.
Where does kiritimati come from?: It is traced to English.

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