pompeii

Pom·peii

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pom-pey, -pey-ee]
- /pɒmˈpeɪ, -ˈpeɪ i/
- /pɒmˈpeɪiː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pom-pey, -pey-ee]
- /pɒmˈpeɪ, -ˈpeɪ i/

Definitions of pompeii word

noun pompeii an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: it was buried along with Herculaneum by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; much of the city has been excavated. 1
noun pompeii an ancient city in Italy, southeast of Naples: buried by an eruption of Vesuvius (79 ad); excavation of the site, which is extremely well preserved, began in 1748 0
noun pompeii ancient city in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples: destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ( a.d. 79) 0

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Parts of speech for Pompeii

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pompeii popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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