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thirteen colonies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
thir-teen -colonies
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The thirteen British colonies that successfully revolted in 1775-1781, forming the nucleus of the United States.

Inflected Forms

the Thirteen Colonies (canonical, plural)

Questions

What does thirteen colonies mean?
The thirteen British colonies that successfully revolted in 1775-1781, forming the nucleus of the United States.

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