Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swaziland

/ˈswɑziˌlænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: swazi-land
IPA: /ˈswɑziˌlænd/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018.

Example Sentences

"“I don’t think we’ve quite found it yet,” she adds, “but definitely Swaziland is buzzing with new material.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English Swazi Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Swaziland From Swazi + -land.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈswɑziˌlænd/
British English: /ˈswɑːziˌlænd/

Phrases

Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Swazilander Swaziness Swazi Mbabane Lobamba Countries of the world

Questions

How do you pronounce swaziland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswɑziˌlænd/.
What does swaziland mean?: Former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018.
Where does swaziland come from?: Etymology tree English Swazi Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Swaziland From Swazi + -land.

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