Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumsden

/ˈlʌmz.dən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: Lums-den
IPA: /ˈlʌmz.dən/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

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A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4722).

Countable; Uncountable

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A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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A town in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189.

Countable; Uncountable

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A small town in Southland, New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The town in Newfoundland is named after Methodist minister James Lumsden (1854 - 1915).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lumsdens (plural)

Synonyms

Cat Harbour

Questions

How do you pronounce lumsden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌmz.dən/.
What does lumsden mean?: A surname.
Where does lumsden come from?: The town in Newfoundland is named after Methodist minister James Lumsden (1854 - 1915).

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