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welshpool

/wɛlʃˈpuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
welsh-pool
IPA
/wɛlʃˈpuːl/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207).

name

A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From Welsh + Pool; it was originally known as Pool, but the name was changed in 1835 to distinguish it from the English town of Poole.

Phrases

Port Welshpool

Questions

How do you pronounce welshpool?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɛlʃˈpuːl/.
What does welshpool mean?
A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207).
Where does welshpool come from?
From Welsh + Pool; it was originally known as Pool, but the name was changed in 1835 to distinguish it from the English town of Poole.

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