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metohija

/mɛˈtoʊːhijə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
meto-hi-ja
IPA
/mɛˈtoʊːhijə/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of Kosovo.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Метохија (Metohija), from Greek μετόχι (metóchi, “land around a monastery”) + Serbo-Croatian -ија (-ija, “-ia”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Метохија

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɛˈtoʊːhijə/
  • British English: /mɛˈtəʊːhɪjə/

Inflected Forms

Metohia (alternative)

Phrases

Kosovo and Metohija

Synonyms

Dukagjin

Questions

How do you pronounce metohija?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛˈtoʊːhijə/.
What does metohija mean?
A region of Kosovo.
Where does metohija come from?
From Serbo-Croatian Метохија (Metohija), from Greek μετόχι (metóchi, “land around a monastery”) + Serbo-Croatian -ија (-ija, “-ia”).

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