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nova scotia

/ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
no-va s-co-tia
IPA
/ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Halifax.

name

A peninsula on the coast of the Atlantic, comprising most of the province of Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia peninsula.

Etymology

From Latin Nova Scōtia, literally “New Scotland”, from nova, feminine of novus (“new”) + Scōtia (“Scotland”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/
  • British English: /ˌnəʊ.və ˈskəʊ.ʃə/

Derived Forms

NS N.S.

Phrases

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Nova Scotia peninsula Nova Scotia salmon Nova Scotian N. S.

Questions

How do you pronounce nova scotia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/.
What does nova scotia mean?
A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Halifax.
Where does nova scotia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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