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segovia

/sɪˈɡəʊviə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
segovia
IPA
/sɪˈɡəʊviə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Castile and León, Spain.

name

A province of Castile and León, Spain.

name

The letter S in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”). Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Segovian

Rhymes With

monrovia

Questions

How do you pronounce segovia?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈɡəʊviə/.
What does segovia mean?
A city in Castile and León, Spain.
Where does segovia come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce segovia

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