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philippopolis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
philip-popo-lis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city of Thrace, now Plovdiv; historical capital of the Roman province of Thracia.

Etymology

From Latin Philippopolis, from Ancient Greek Φιλιππούπολις (Philippoúpolis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Philippopolis, Φιλιππούπολις

Questions

What does philippopolis mean?
A city of Thrace, now Plovdiv; historical capital of the Roman province of Thracia.
Where does philippopolis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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