Wilkes-Barre

English

Etymology

Named after John Wilkes and Isaac Barré.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Wilkes-Barre

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

References

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