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samothracian

/sæmoʊˈθɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
samoth-ra-cian
IPA
/sæmoʊˈθɹeɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant or a resident of Samothrace.

adj

Of or relating to Samothrace.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Samothracien, from Latin Samothraciensis. Alternatively, it could be analyzed Samothrace + -ian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sæmoʊˈθɹeɪʃən/
  • British English: /sæməʊˈθɹeɪʃən/

Inflected Forms

Samothracians (plural) more Samothracian (comparative) most Samothracian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce samothracian?
The recorded pronunciation is /sæmoʊˈθɹeɪʃən/.
What does samothracian mean?
An inhabitant or a resident of Samothrace.
Where does samothracian come from?
It is traced to French.

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