Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowdonia

/snoʊˈdoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: snow-do-nia
IPA: /snoʊˈdoʊ.ni.ə/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountainous region and national park in North Wales, United Kingdom.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Snowdon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Snowdonia From Snowdon + -ia.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /snoʊˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /snəʊˈdəʊ.ni.ə/

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia harmonia

Questions

How do you pronounce snowdonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /snoʊˈdoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does snowdonia mean?: A mountainous region and national park in North Wales, United Kingdom.
Where does snowdonia come from?: Etymology tree English Snowdon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Snowdonia From Snowdon + -ia.

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