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newcastle-under-lyme

/ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl ʌndəɹ ˈlaɪm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
new-castle-un-der--ly-me
IPA
/ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl ʌndəɹ ˈlaɪm/
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town and borough of Staffordshire, England.

Etymology

From Newcastle + Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce newcastle-under-lyme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl ʌndəɹ ˈlaɪm/.
What does newcastle-under-lyme mean?
A market town and borough of Staffordshire, England.
Where does newcastle-under-lyme come from?
From Newcastle + Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”).

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