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koreatown

/kɚˈiətˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
ko-re-atown
IPA
/kɚˈiətˌaʊn/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of a city or town (in a country other than Korea) in which there is a large concentration of Korean residents and businesses.

Etymology

From Korea + town.

Inflected Forms

Koreatowns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce koreatown?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɚˈiətˌaʊn/.
What does koreatown mean?
A district of a city or town (in a country other than Korea) in which there is a large concentration of Korean residents and businesses.
Where does koreatown come from?
From Korea + town.

How to pronounce koreatown

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