Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yazoo city

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: ya-zoo c-i-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.

Example Sentences

"“Lord, I had me a good time down in Yazoo City.”"

Etymology

Named after the Yazoo River.

Questions

What does yazoo city mean?: A city, the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
Where does yazoo city come from?: Named after the Yazoo River.

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