Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monastir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: mona-s-tir
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Bitola in North Macedonia.

name

A commune of Sardinia, Italy.

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A coastal city in Tunisia.

Etymology

From Turkish manastır (“monastery”), from Byzantine Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Doublet of monastery.

Word Breakdown

Root: μοναστήριον

Questions

What does monastir mean?: Bitola in North Macedonia.
Where does monastir come from?: From Turkish manastır (“monastery”), from Byzantine Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Doublet of monastery.

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