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magadan

/mˈæɡədˌæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
ma-g-a-dan
IPA
/mˈæɡədˌæn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast in far eastern Russia.

name

A port city, the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia, on the Sea of Okhotsk.

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Магада́н (Magadán).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Магада́н, Magadán

Inflected Forms

Magadans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kolyma

Questions

How do you pronounce magadan?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈæɡədˌæn/.
What does magadan mean?
An oblast in far eastern Russia.
Where does magadan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce magadan

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