Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunenburg

/ˈluː.nən.bɝɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: Lu-nen-burg
IPA: /ˈluː.nən.bɝɡ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Lüneburg: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, in English.

Archaic

name

A port town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

name

A district municipality (the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg) in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

name

A small unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.

name

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

name

A town in Essex County, Vermont, United States.

name

A census-designated place, the county seat of Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States.

name

Ellipsis of Lunenburg County.

Etymology

From German Lüneburg. Because the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg became King of Great Britain in 1707, many places in former British colonies also carry this name.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Lüneburg

Usage

Archaic

Phrases

County of Lunenburg District of Lunenburg Lunenburg County Lunenburg pudding Lunenburg sausage the Lunenburg cure

Questions

How do you pronounce lunenburg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluː.nən.bɝɡ/.
What does lunenburg mean?: Former name of Lüneburg: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, in English.
Where does lunenburg come from?: It is traced to German.

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