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shenandoah

/ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
shenan-doah
IPA
/ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ.ə/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida, United States.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

From Skenandoa, a 19th-century Oneida chief, from Oneida oskanu꞉tú (“deer”) or kanʌʼtú꞉saʼ (“hemlock”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: oskanu꞉tú

Phrases

Shenandoah beard Shenandoah County

Rhymes With

noah goa samoa noaa boa quinoa balboa ochoa figueroa roa noa gamboa

Questions

How do you pronounce shenandoah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊ.ə/.
What does shenandoah mean?
A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida, United States.
Where does shenandoah come from?
From Skenandoa, a 19th-century Oneida chief, from Oneida oskanu꞉tú (“deer”) or kanʌʼtú꞉saʼ (“hemlock”).

How to pronounce shenandoah

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