What is the longest city name in the UK?

It was a hot day in Wales today and especially in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The Welsh village was the warmest place in the U.K., but it's probably better known for having Europe's longest place name and, if you're not a native Welsh speaker, being practically unpronounceable.
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What does Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch mean in English?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (llan-vire-pooll-gwin-gill-gore-ger-ih-queern-drorb-ooll-llandy-silio-gore-gore-goch), usually shortened to Llanfair-pwll or Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, is a Welsh word that translates roughly as "St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid ...
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Is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch the longest word?

With 58 characters, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest one-word place name in both the United Kingdom and in Europe as well as the world's second longest place name. This name is often shortened as Llanfairpwll or Llanfair PG for brevity.
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Is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch a real place?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (Welsh: [ɬanˌvair puɬˈɡwɨ̞nɡɨ̞ɬ]), is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey, Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor.
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Which city has longest name?

  • The North Island of New Zealand has a place named Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
  • The 1,000-foot hill near the township Porangahau holds the Guinness World Record for longest place name with 85 characters.
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What is the shortest city name?

The Shortest Geographical Place Names
  • A, a district in Kami-Amakusa city, Kumamoto, Japan.
  • Å, a village in Meldal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. ...
  • Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
  • Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway.
  • Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway.
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What are the 6 cities of Wales?

Let's take a look at the six cities in Wales: Bangor, Cardiff, Newport, St Asaph, St Davids and Swansea.
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What's the longest word in Japanese?

A funny phrase in japanese is “toragahitowokamoutosurutokinounarinow” 虎が人を噛もうとするときのうなり声。 It is 37 letters long and is comprised of a 17 syllables. It is a very odd phrase, as it is defined as “the growl a tiger makes when it is about to about to bite someone”.
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What is the longest place name in the world is 85 letters long?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu holds the world record for being the longest place name on the entire planet, at the length of 85 characters.
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What is the longest word in English?

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries.
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What does Gogogoch mean?

n. (Placename) a village in NW Wales, in SE Anglesey: reputed to be the longest place name in Great Britain when unabbreviated; means: St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llandysilio of the red cave. Full name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
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What does Menna mean in Welsh?

The name Menna is primarily a female name of Welsh origin that has an unknown or unconfirmed meaning.
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What is the oldest city in Wales?

Bangor. Bangor is the oldest city in Wales and one of the smallest cities in the UK. It was officially given city status by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974, but the cathedral site dates back to 6th century.
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How many cities are in the UK?

It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter. There are currently a total of 70 such cities in the United Kingdom: 52 in England, seven in Scotland, six in Wales, and five in Northern Ireland.
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What is FF in Welsh?

FF - pronounced as an F, as in English 'off' eg: FFestiniog (fest-in-yog). W - pronounced as an OO, as in English 'swoon' eg: Llanrwst (thlan-roost). Y - has two different pronunciations. In all but the last syllable of a word it's pronounced as a 'U' - as in English 'fun'.
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How do you pronounce Cymru?

Cymru is pronounced [ˈkəmri] in the south and ['kəmrɨ̞]* in the north. For those of you who cannot read IPA, it sounds a bit like kum–ree. You can hear the correct northern pronunciation by listening to the audio samples in the video below.
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How do you say ei in Welsh?

EI and EU are pronounced as in bay (the actual Welsh sound is a bit more like an 'uh' and an 'ee' strung together, but this is a reasonable approximation). EW is like running a short 'e' and a long 'oo' together; it's like nothing in English and learning to stick this sound at the end of words takes a bit of practice.
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Can you name your child a letter?

The law bans names that contain “obscenity, numerals, symbols, or a combination of letters, numerals, or symbols…”, but naming a child after a mass murderer is A-OK. In most cases, the United States is pretty relaxed about what you can name your child when it comes to the stigma or meaning a name may carry.
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What is the weirdest name?

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116. It's pronounced 'Albin' apparently. This was actually submitted as a protest against the naming law in Sweden, which requires parents to submit a name for approval within three months of birth.
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