Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murmansk

/mɚmænsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
mur-man-sk
IPA
/mɚmænsk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast in far northern Russia.

name

A city, the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, on the Arctic Ocean.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Му́рманск (Múrmansk).

Questions

How do you pronounce murmansk?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚmænsk/.
What does murmansk mean?
An oblast in far northern Russia.
Where does murmansk come from?
Borrowed from Russian Му́рманск (Múrmansk).

How to pronounce murmansk

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mɚmænsk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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