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poltava

/pɔ(ː)lˈtavə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
Pol-ta-va
IPA
/pɔ(ː)lˈtavə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the administrative centre of Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

name

An urban hromada of Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

name

A raion of Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

name

An oblast in east-central Ukraine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Полта́ва (Poltáva).

Synonyms

Ltava Poltawa

Questions

How do you pronounce poltava?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɔ(ː)lˈtavə/.
What does poltava mean?
A city, the administrative centre of Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
Where does poltava come from?
Borrowed from Ukrainian Полта́ва (Poltáva).

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