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stikine

/stɪˈkin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
stikine
IPA
/stɪˈkin/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in northwestern British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

Etymology

From Tlingit Shtaxʼhéen.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Shtaxʼhéen

Phrases

Kitimat-Stikine

Questions

How do you pronounce stikine?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɪˈkin/.
What does stikine mean?
A river in northwestern British Columbia and southeast Alaska.
Where does stikine come from?
From Tlingit Shtaxʼhéen.

How to pronounce stikine

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/stɪˈkin/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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