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upminster

/ʌpmɪnstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
up-min-ster
IPA
/ʌpmɪnstə/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5686).

Etymology

First recorded in 1062 as Upmynstre, and recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Upmunstra. Formed from Old English upp and mynster, meaning "the large church on high ground".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʌpmɪnstə/

Questions

How do you pronounce upminster?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌpmɪnstə/.
What does upminster mean?
A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5686).
Where does upminster come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce upminster

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