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besançon

/bəˈzænsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
be-san-con
IPA
/bəˈzænsən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A commune, the capital city of Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Besançon, from Latin Vesontiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Besançon, Vesontiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bəˈzænsən/

Questions

How do you pronounce besançon?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈzænsən/.
What does besançon mean?
A commune, the capital city of Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Where does besançon come from?
It is traced to French.

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