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shimane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
shi-mane
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Matsue.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 島(しま)根(ね) (Shimane).

Questions

What does shimane mean?
A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Matsue.
Where does shimane come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 島(しま)根(ね) (Shimane).

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