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melbournite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mel-bour-nite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Australian usage; Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

Etymology

Etymology tree English Melbourne Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Melbournite From Melbourne + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Melbournites (plural)

Synonyms

Melburnian

Questions

What does melbournite mean?
A native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Where does melbournite come from?
Etymology tree English Melbourne Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Melbournite From Melbourne + -ite.

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