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milwaukie

/mɪlˈwɔːkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
mil-waukie
IPA
/mɪlˈwɔːkiː/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (with a small portion extending into Multnomah County).

name

Archaic form of Milwaukee (“city in Wisconsin”).

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

See Milwaukee. The city in Oregon was named after the one in Wisconsin.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce milwaukie?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪlˈwɔːkiː/.
What does milwaukie mean?
A city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (with a small portion extending into Multnomah County).
Where does milwaukie come from?
See Milwaukee. The city in Oregon was named after the one in Wisconsin.

How to pronounce milwaukie

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