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 (2022 August 10) “Wilkes-Barre: how do you you say it?”, in Language Log‎, University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 2022-08-10
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