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tiverton

/ˈtɪ.və(ɹ).tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
Ti-ver-ton
IPA
/ˈtɪ.və(ɹ).tən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5560).

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A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9512).

name

A village in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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A village in Kincardine municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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A town and census-designated place therein, in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

Etymology

From *Tiver (a Brythonic element also found in Welsh Teifi) + -ton. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Devon.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɪ.və(ɹ).tən/

Synonyms

Petit Passage

Questions

How do you pronounce tiverton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪ.və(ɹ).tən/.
What does tiverton mean?
A village in Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5560).
Where does tiverton come from?
From *Tiver (a Brythonic element also found in Welsh Teifi) + -ton. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Devon.

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