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presque isle

/pɹɛsk aɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
presque isle
IPA
/pɹɛsk aɪl/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.

name

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States.

name

A town and unincorporated community in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States.

Etymology

From French presqu'île (“peninsula”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Presque Isle County

Questions

How do you pronounce presque isle?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɛsk aɪl/.
What does presque isle mean?
A city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
Where does presque isle come from?
It is traced to French.

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