Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

national capital region

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: na-tion-al -cap-i-tal re-gion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The bi-provincial metropolitan region of the capital of Canada, Ottawa.

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The seat of government and one of three defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines.

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A developmental planning area of India, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and surrounding cities.

Etymology

From national + capital + region. From being the region where the national capital is located.

Derived Forms

NCR

Synonyms

NCR Ottawa Ottawa-Gatineau Ottawa-Hull Greater Ottawa Greater Ottawa Area Metro Ottawa Metro Manila

Questions

What does national capital region mean?: The bi-provincial metropolitan region of the capital of Canada, Ottawa.
Where does national capital region come from?: From national + capital + region. From being the region where the national capital is located.

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