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Acre.

A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈeɪ.kɚ//ˈɑː.kɚ/
  1. A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French and Latin Acre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

name/ˈɑːkɹi//ˈɑːkɹeɪ/
  1. A river in South America.

  2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco.

Where this word comes from

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

name/ˈeɪkɚ/
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger.

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