Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pietersburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: pieters-burg
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Polokwane, Limpopo province, South Africa, officially renamed in 2005.

Etymology

From Afrikaans.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does pietersburg mean?: Former name of Polokwane, Limpopo province, South Africa, officially renamed in 2005.
Where does pietersburg come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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