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sheboygan

/ʃəbˈɔɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
she-boy-gan
IPA
/ʃəbˈɔɪɡən/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

name

A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.

name

A river in Wisconsin, United States, which runs into Lake Michigan at Sheboygan; in full, Sheboygan River.

name

Ellipsis of Sheboygan County.

Example Sentences

Etymology

In the Menominee language, the place is known as Sāpīwǣhekaneh, "at a hearing distance in the woods". However, prior to its settlement by European Americans, the area had also been home to members of the Potawatomi, Chippewa, Ottawa and Winnebago tribes.

Derived Forms

Sheboyganite

Phrases

Sheboygan County Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan River

Frequently Paired Words

Cheboygan

Questions

How do you pronounce sheboygan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəbˈɔɪɡən/.
What does sheboygan mean?
A city, the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where does sheboygan come from?
In the Menominee language, the place is known as Sāpīwǣhekaneh, "at a hearing distance in the woods". However, prior to its settlement by European Americans, the area had also been home to members of the Potawatomi, Chippewa, Ottawa and Winnebago tribes.

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