Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silvertown

/ˈsɪlvətaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ver-town
IPA: /ˈsɪlvətaʊn/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An industrial district, south of West Ham in the borough of Newham, Greater London, on the north bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ4180).

Example Sentences

"In 1852, Silver and Company established a factory adjacent to the line, and prospered to such an extent that the locality became known as Silvertown."

Etymology

From Silver + town, after S. W. Silver and Co, a company that established a rubber works there in 1852.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɪlvətaʊn/

Questions

How do you pronounce silvertown?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪlvətaʊn/.
What does silvertown mean?: An industrial district, south of West Ham in the borough of Newham, Greater London, on the north bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ4180).
Where does silvertown come from?: From Silver + town, after S. W. Silver and Co, a company that established a rubber works there in 1852.

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