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pietermaritzburg

/ˌpiːtə(ɹ)ˈmæɹətsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
pieter-mar-itzburg
IPA
/ˌpiːtə(ɹ)ˈmæɹətsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Etymology

From Afrikaans, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce pietermaritzburg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpiːtə(ɹ)ˈmæɹətsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/.
What does pietermaritzburg mean?
A city, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Where does pietermaritzburg come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

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