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princetonian

/pɹɪnsˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
prince-to-ni-an
IPA
/pɹɪnsˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A student or alumnus of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

Etymology

From Princeton + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹɪnsˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /pɹɪnsˈtəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Princetonians (plural)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce princetonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪnsˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does princetonian mean?
A student or alumnus of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Where does princetonian come from?
From Princeton + -ian.

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