Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red square

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: red square
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large historical square in central Moscow.

Example Sentences

"The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia."

Etymology

Calque of Russian Кра́сная пло́щадь (Krásnaja plóščadʹ), originally literally "beautiful square".

Questions

What does red square mean?: A large historical square in central Moscow.
Where does red square come from?: Calque of Russian Кра́сная пло́щадь (Krásnaja plóščadʹ), originally literally "beautiful square".

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