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neustria

/ˈnjuːstɹɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
neus-tria
IPA
/ˈnjuːstɹɪə/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Neustria. An origin from *Ni-oster-rike, meaning "northeastern kingdom" or "not the eastern kingdom" has been proposed; see Proto-West Germanic *austr and *rīkī, also Gothic and Proto-Norse ni. For further origins, compare Austrasia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Neustria, *austr, ni

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈnjuːstɹɪə/

Derived Forms

Neustrian

Frequently Paired Words

Austrasia Austria

Questions

How do you pronounce neustria?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːstɹɪə/.
What does neustria mean?
The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.
Where does neustria come from?
It is traced to Proto-West Germanic.

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