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lansdown

/lˈænzdaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
lans-down
IPA
/lˈænzdaʊn/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighbourhood in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9321).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Charlcombe parish, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7268).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Bath, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7466).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname, probably from Old English langet (“long strip of ground”) + dūn (“hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lansdowns (plural) Lansdowne (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lansdown?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈænzdaʊn/.
What does lansdown mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does lansdown come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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