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meknes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
mek-nes
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.

name

A prefecture of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Meknès, from Arabic مَكْنَاس (maknās), from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ (amknas).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Meknès, مَكْنَاس, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ

Phrases

Fes-Meknes

Frequently Paired Words

Fes-Meknes

Questions

What does meknes mean?
A city in the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.
Where does meknes come from?
It is traced to French.

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