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shelbyville

/ˈʃɛlbivɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
shel-byville
IPA
/ˈʃɛlbivɪl/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Illinois, United States.

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A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Indiana, United States.

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A home rule city, the county seat of Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.

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A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Missouri, United States.

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A city, the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Wayland Township, Allegan County, Michigan, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

From Shelby + -ville, after Isaac Shelby.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Shelbyvillian

Questions

How do you pronounce shelbyville?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɛlbivɪl/.
What does shelbyville mean?
A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Illinois, United States.
Where does shelbyville come from?
From Shelby + -ville, after Isaac Shelby.

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