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nevis

/ˈniː.vɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
Ne-vis
IPA
/ˈniː.vɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Etymology

From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈniː.vɪs/
  • British English: /ˈniː.vɪs/

Derived Forms

Nevisian

Phrases

Glen Nevis Petit Nevis Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the United Kingdom

Frequently Paired Words

Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the United Kingdom

Rhymes With

levis revis bevis beavis

Questions

How do you pronounce nevis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniː.vɪs/.
What does nevis mean?
An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Where does nevis come from?
From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

How to pronounce nevis

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