Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miami-dade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: mi-ami--dade
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Miami-Dade County.

adj

Pertaining to the County of Miami-Dade

Etymology

From Miami + Dade. From the Florida city of Miami, and its metropolitan region, and the former name of the county, Dade County.

Questions

What does miami-dade mean?: Ellipsis of Miami-Dade County.
Where does miami-dade come from?: From Miami + Dade. From the Florida city of Miami, and its metropolitan region, and the former name of the county, Dade County.

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