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winesburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
wines-burg
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An unincorporated community in southwestern Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.

name

The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on Clyde, Ohio, that serves as the setting of the novel Winesburg, Ohio.

Etymology

Originally named Weinsberg in 1829, after the town in Germany. It was renamed to Winesburg by postal authorities in 1833 when a post office was opened there. The fictional town came from the name of the actual Ohio town.

Questions

What does winesburg mean?
An unincorporated community in southwestern Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.
Where does winesburg come from?
Originally named Weinsberg in 1829, after the town in Germany. It was renamed to Winesburg by postal authorities in 1833 when a post office was opened there. The fictional town came from the name of the actual Ohio town.

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