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white-crowned sparrow

white-crowned sparrow
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-kround, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌkraʊnd, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-kround, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌkraʊnd, ˈwaɪt-/

Definition of white-crowned sparrow words

  • noun white-crowned sparrow a North American sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, having black and white stripes on the head. 1

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Origin of white-crowned sparrow

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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Parts of speech for White-crowned sparrow

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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white-crowned sparrow popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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