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terre haute

/ˌtɛrəˈhoʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
ter-re haute
IPA
/ˌtɛrəˈhoʊt/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Illinois, United States.

name

A ghost town in Putnam County, Missouri, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.

Etymology

From French terre haute.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce terre haute?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛrəˈhoʊt/.
What does terre haute mean?
A city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
Where does terre haute come from?
It is traced to French.

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