Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salopian

/səˈləʊ.pɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: sa-lop-i-an
IPA: /səˈləʊ.pɪən/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Shropshire.

noun

A pupil of Shrewsbury School

adj

of or from Shropshire

British usage

adj

of or from Shrewsbury

British usage

Example Sentences

"I […] find her Recorded a SALOPIAN, and that the good Town of SHREWSBURY boasts the Honour of her Birth."
"the Romano-Salopian pottery found at Wroxeter"

Etymology

From Salop (an abbreviation of Anglo-Norman Salopesberia, from Old English Scrobbesbyrig (“Shropshire”)) + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Salopesberia, Scrobbesbyrig
Suffix: ian

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /səˈləʊ.pɪən/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Salopians (plural) more Salopian (comparative) most Salopian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce salopian?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈləʊ.pɪən/.
What does salopian mean?: A person from Shropshire.
Where does salopian come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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