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sowetan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
sowe-tan
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Soweto.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Soweto.

Etymology

From Soweto + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Sowetan (comparative) most Sowetan (superlative) Sowetans (plural)

Questions

What does sowetan mean?
Of or relating to Soweto.
Where does sowetan come from?
From Soweto + -an.

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