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riverhead

/ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
Riv-er-head
IPA
/ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).

name

A census-designated place and town, the county seat of Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.

name

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

name

A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

name

A town at the head of Waitemata Harbour, north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.

noun

The head or source of a river.

Etymology

Compound of river + head.

Inflected Forms

riverheads (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce riverhead?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd/.
What does riverhead mean?
A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).
Where does riverhead come from?
Compound of river + head.

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