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melilla

/məˈliː.(j)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
melil-la
IPA
/məˈliː.(j)ə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.

Etymology

Etymology tree Tarifit mliltbor. Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya)bor. Spanish Melillabor. English Melilla Borrowed from Spanish Melilla.

Derived Forms

Melillan

Frequently Paired Words

Ceuta

Questions

How do you pronounce melilla?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈliː.(j)ə/.
What does melilla mean?
An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.
Where does melilla come from?
Etymology tree Tarifit mliltbor. Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya)bor. Spanish Melillabor. English Melilla Borrowed from Spanish Melilla.

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