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paeonia

/piˈoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
paeo-nia
IPA
/piˈoʊ.ni.ə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paeonia, from Ancient Greek Παιονία (Paionía).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Παιονία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /piˈoʊ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /piːˈəʊ.ni.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Paionia (alternative) Pæonia (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Paeonian

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce paeonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /piˈoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does paeonia mean?
The land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians.
Where does paeonia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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