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kwajalein

/ˈkwɑːd͡ʒəlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
kwa-jalein
IPA
/ˈkwɑːd͡ʒəlɪn/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Kwajalein atoll.

name

Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.

Etymology

From German Kwajalein, from Marshallese Kuwajleen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kwajalein, Kuwajleen

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkwɑːd͡ʒəlɪn/

Derived Forms

Kwaj

Questions

How do you pronounce kwajalein?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑːd͡ʒəlɪn/.
What does kwajalein mean?
Kwajalein atoll.
Where does kwajalein come from?
It is traced to German.

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