Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

north of the border

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
north of the bor-der
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Scotland

British usage; Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

Canada

American usage; Colloquial; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does north of the border mean?
Scotland

How to pronounce north of the border

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