knoxville
/ˈnɑksˌvɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
name
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
Example Sentences
- "The university is central to the city’s history. James White, the founder of Knoxville, set up a fort and some cabins in 1786 in the Great Valley at the headwaters of the Tennessee River, on lands that were hunting grounds of the Cherokee Indians. The settlement was known as Knoxville by 1791, and by 1794, the town was home to Blount College. Today, it’s known as the University of Tennessee."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Knox Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville English Knoxville From Knox + -ville.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɑksˌvɪl/
- British English: /ˈnɒksˌvɪl/