Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

road town

/ˈɹəʊd ˈtaʊn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: road- -town
IPA: /ˈɹəʊd ˈtaʊn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and capital of the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

The settlement is named for the roadsteads located nearby.

Rhymes With

down get down change down close down town low-down brown spanish town crown downtown clown gown

Questions

How do you pronounce road town?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹəʊd ˈtaʊn/.
What does road town mean?: A town and capital of the British Virgin Islands.
Where does road town come from?: The settlement is named for the roadsteads located nearby.

How to pronounce road town

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