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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitsilano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
kit-si-lano
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named by Charles Hill-Trout, from an anglicisation of the Squamish X̱atsʼalanexw, a personal name, after August Jack Khatsahlano.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: X̱atsʼalanexw

Usage

Synonyms

Kits

Questions

What does kitsilano mean?
A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Where does kitsilano come from?
Named by Charles Hill-Trout, from an anglicisation of the Squamish X̱atsʼalanexw, a personal name, after August Jack Khatsahlano.

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