Wilkes-Barre

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English

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Etymology

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Named after John Wilkes and Isaac Barré.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Wilkes-Barre

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

References

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  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