Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mendip

/ˈmɛndɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: mendip
IPA: /ˈmɛndɪp/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former local government district in Somerset, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Shepton Mallet, and abolished in 2023 without replacement.

adj

Relating to the Mendips or Mendip Hills.

Example Sentences

"A reduction in Mendip stone traffic lead to 59003 moving to Germany in 1997, before being brought back to the UK in 2014 by GB Railfreight."

Etymology

Named after the Mendip Hills.

Phrases

Chewton Mendip Westbury-sub-Mendip Mendip Hills

Frequently Paired Words

Mendip Hills Mendips

Questions

How do you pronounce mendip?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛndɪp/.
What does mendip mean?: A former local government district in Somerset, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Shepton Mallet, and abolished in 2023 without replacement.
Where does mendip come from?: Named after the Mendip Hills.

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