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orkneyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
orkneyan
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Orkney + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Orkneyan (comparative) most Orkneyan (superlative) Orkneyans (plural)

Synonyms

Orcadian

Questions

What does orkneyan mean?
Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.
Where does orkneyan come from?
From Orkney + -an.

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