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niigata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
ni-iga-ta
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture of Japan.

name

The capital city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 新潟(にいがた) (Nīgata).

Derived Forms

niigataite

Questions

What does niigata mean?
A prefecture of Japan.
Where does niigata come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 新潟(にいがた) (Nīgata).

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