harper's ferry

Harpers Ferry

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahr-perz]
- /ˈhɑr pərz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahr-perz]
- /ˈhɑr pərz/

Definitions of harper's ferry words

noun harper's ferry a town in NE West Virginia at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers: site of John Brown's raid 1859. 1
noun harper's ferry a village in NE West Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers: site of an arsenal seized by John Brown (1859). Pop: 302 (2003 est) 0
noun harper's ferry town in W.Va., at the juncture of the Potomac & Shenandoah rivers: site of the U.S. arsenal captured by John Brown (1859): pop. 300 0

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harper's ferry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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