Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mission station

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: mis-sion s-ta-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reserve or other tract of land administered by religious missionaries for the spiritual and material welfare of Aboriginal people.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Stockbridge lay in the direct route, and it was constantly feared that the French and Indians would be down from the north, and sweep the little mission station before them; but the tide divided, and passed to the east and west of us, the hostile not daring to encounter the friendly Indians."
"We wanted to remain on the land and make our living however we could. But, no; the Board would not have that; we must live on the mission station."

Usage

Inflected Forms

mission stations (plural)

Questions

What does mission station mean?: A reserve or other tract of land administered by religious missionaries for the spiritual and material welfare of Aboriginal people.

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