Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ulyanovsk

/ʊlˈjɑːnɒfsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: ulyanovsk
IPA: /ʊlˈjɑːnɒfsk/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast of Russia.

name

A city, the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, on the Volga river. Birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov).

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Улья́новск (Ulʹjánovsk), named (1924) after Vladimir Ulyanov, better known as Lenin.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Улья́новск

Frequently Paired Words

Ulyanov

Synonyms

Simbirsk

Questions

How do you pronounce ulyanovsk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʊlˈjɑːnɒfsk/.
What does ulyanovsk mean?: An oblast of Russia.
Where does ulyanovsk come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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