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yamagata

/jɑmɑɡˈɑtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
ya-m-a-ga-ta
IPA
/jɑmɑɡˈɑtə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Japan.

name

A prefecture of Japan.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山県 (Yamagata), 山方 (Yamagata), 山形 (Yamagata) or 山像 (Yamagata).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yamagatas (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce yamagata?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɑmɑɡˈɑtə/.
What does yamagata mean?
A city in Japan.
Where does yamagata come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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