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styria

/ˈstɪɹiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
styr-ia
IPA
/ˈstɪɹiə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A southeastern state of Austria, with its capital in Graz.

name

The Duchy of Styria, a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia.

name

A former Austrian marchland.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Styria, variant of Stiria, from Stira (“the Austrian city of Steyr”) + -ia (forming place names). Although no longer part of Styria, Steyr was the site of the court of the margraves of the March of Styria. It was itself named for its position at the confluence of the rivers Enns and Steyr.

Inflected Forms

Stiria (alternative)

Derived Forms

Styrian

Rhymes With

syria nigeria criteria algeria liberia siberia cafeteria iberia assyria materia diphtheria listeria

Questions

How do you pronounce styria?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪɹiə/.
What does styria mean?
A southeastern state of Austria, with its capital in Graz.
Where does styria come from?
From Medieval Latin Styria, variant of Stiria, from Stira (“the Austrian city of Steyr”) + -ia (forming place names). Although no longer part of Styria, Steyr was the site of the court of the margraves of the March of Styria. It was itself named for its position at the confluence of the rivers Enns and Steyr.

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