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nizhny novgorod

/ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
nizh-ny nov-gorod
IPA
/ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast and federal subject of Russia.

name

The capital city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; the fourth-largest in the country by population.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ни́жний Но́вгород (Nížnij Nóvgorod, literally “lower Newtown”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ни́жний Но́вгород

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/
  • British English: /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/

Frequently Paired Words

Novgorod

Synonyms

Gorky Nizhny

Questions

How do you pronounce nizhny novgorod?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/.
What does nizhny novgorod mean?
An oblast and federal subject of Russia.
Where does nizhny novgorod come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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