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cowtown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
cow-town
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Calgary: a major city in Alberta, Canada.

Canadian usage; Slang

noun

A small town, a hick or backwards town.

Slang

noun

A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cowtown, being the centre of the Canadian cattle industry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowtowns (plural)

Derived Forms

Cowtown

Synonyms

hicktown hicksville Woop Woop one-horse town cow town

Questions

What does cowtown mean?
Nickname for Calgary: a major city in Alberta, Canada.
Where does cowtown come from?
From cowtown, being the centre of the Canadian cattle industry.

How to pronounce cowtown

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