Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newark

/ˈnuːəɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: newark
IPA: /ˈnuːəɹk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several places:

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Any of several places:

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Any of several places:

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Any of several places:

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Any of several places:

name

Any of several places:

name

Any of several places:

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Example Sentences

"Earlier on Friday, Watson Coleman posted on social media: "We're at Delaney Hall, an ICE prison in Newark that opened without permission from the city & in violation of local ordinances."

Etymology

Probably from Old English nīewe (“new”) + weorc (“work”). In this case, a perhaps more accurate sense of "work" would be that of a building, as an example of a work of labor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newerche.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: nīewe

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnuːəɹk/
British English: /ˈnjuːək/

Derived Forms

Newarker Newarkite

Phrases

Newark and Sherwood Newark-on-Trent Newark Valley

Synonyms

Newark-on-Trent

Questions

How do you pronounce newark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnuːəɹk/.
What does newark mean?: Any of several places:
Where does newark come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce newark

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