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marshalltown

/mˈɑɹʃəltˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
mar-shall-town
IPA
/mˈɑɹʃəltˌaʊn/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.

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An unincorporated community in Craig County, Virginia, United States.

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A rural community of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, probably named after landowner Henry Brown Marshall.

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Former name of Marshall, Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From Marshall + town.

Questions

How do you pronounce marshalltown?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑɹʃəltˌaʊn/.
What does marshalltown mean?
A city, the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. Originally named Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan.
Where does marshalltown come from?
From Marshall + town.

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