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mornington

/ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
morn-ing-ton
IPA
/ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.

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A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

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A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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A seaside town near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.

Etymology

The likely original source is Irish Baile Uí Mhornáin, 'Ó Mornán's town'. Another source is from the Earl of Mornington in the Irish Peerage, e.g. in Victoria.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/

Phrases

Mornington Crescent Mornington Peninsula

Questions

How do you pronounce mornington?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/.
What does mornington mean?
A coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.
Where does mornington come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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