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richelieu

/ɹˈɪʃəlˌu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
riche-lieu
IPA
/ɹˈɪʃəlˌu/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river, the Richelieu River, in Quebec, Canada, which flows from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence River, and named after Cardinal Richelieu.

name

A tributary of the Montmorency River in Quebec, itself a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.

name

A city on the Richelieu River in Rouville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

name

A commune in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Example Sentences

Phrases

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Frequently Paired Words

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Questions

How do you pronounce richelieu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪʃəlˌu/.
What does richelieu mean?
A river, the Richelieu River, in Quebec, Canada, which flows from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence River, and named after Cardinal Richelieu.

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