Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saintes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
saintes
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see.

name

A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital.

name

A small French Caribbean island chain, the Îles des Saintes, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the department of Guadeloupe.

Etymology

From French Saintes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Santones

Questions

What does saintes mean?
A city in Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southeastern France, the former capital of the Saintonge province.
Where does saintes come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce saintes

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