Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lanarkshire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
la-nark-shire
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former county of Scotland.

Etymology

From Lanark + -shire.

Derived Forms

lanarkite

Phrases

North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire

Synonyms

County of Lanark

Questions

What does lanarkshire mean?
A former county of Scotland.
Where does lanarkshire come from?
From Lanark + -shire.

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