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simferopol

/ˌsɪmfəˈɹoʊpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
Sim-fe-ro-pol
IPA
/ˌsɪmfəˈɹoʊpəl/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city and raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ukrainian Сімферо́поль (Simferópolʹ) and Russian Симферо́поль (Simferópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Συμφερούπολις (Sumpheroúpolis), from συμφέρων (sumphérōn, “to be useful”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Сімферо́поль, Симферо́поль, Συμφερούπολις

Inflected Forms

Simferopil (alternative) Simferopil’ (alternative)

Synonyms

Neapolis Scythian Neapolis Kermenchik Aqmescit

Questions

How do you pronounce simferopol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪmfəˈɹoʊpəl/.
What does simferopol mean?
The capital city and raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia.
Where does simferopol come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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