Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

berks county

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: berk-s -coun-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Reading.

Example Sentences

"His district — which covers all but seven eastern Lancaster County municipalities along with Reading in Berks County and parts of western Chester County — was reconfigured to to ^([sic]) drop Berks and Chester while expanding to all of Lancaster County and adding southern York County."

Etymology

Named after the short form of Berkshire in England, which also has Reading as its county town.

Questions

What does berks county mean?: One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Reading.
Where does berks county come from?: Named after the short form of Berkshire in England, which also has Reading as its county town.

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