Wilkes-Barre

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Named after John Wilkes and Isaac Barré.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪlks.bɛ.ɹi/, /ˈwɪlks.bɛəɹ/, /ˈwɪlks.bɑɹ/, /ˈwɪlks.bəˌɹi/[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Wilkes-Barre

  1. A city, the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Victor Mair (2022 August 10) “Wilkes-Barre: how do you you say it?”, in Language Log‎[1], University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 2022-08-10
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