What's the longest place 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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Is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch a real place?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Llanfair PG for short) is a small, quiet town on the island of Anglesey off the northwest coast of North Wales, famous for having the longest place name in Europe. Apart from its name, it is similar to other nearby villages.
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What does Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch mean in English?

In English it translates to "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the red cave."
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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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What is the longest place name in English with 22 letters?

Droichidín Glaise na Tuaithe, "Little Bridge of the Tribe's Green". Formerly regarded as the longest placename (spelled in English) in Ireland (22 letters), it has been superseded by awareness of longer names. Gijzelbrechtegem street.
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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 word in German?

So the longest word to be found in the German dictionary is Kraftfahrzeughaftpflichtversicherung – "motor vehicle indemnity insurance".
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What is the longest street name?

The longest street name in the U.S. is 38 characters long: “Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive” located in Chicago, Illinois.
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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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Who has the world longest name?

The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (b. 4 August 1914, Germany) who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021.
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What is the longest country name in Europe?

Often referred to as the UK, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the longest country name, boasting of 56 characters. The UK is a sovereign country situated on the northwestern coast of Europe. It comprises of the island of Great Britain and the northernmost region of the island of Ireland.
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What is the longest town name in Europe?

A Welsh village draws tourists mainly due to its unusual, and unusually long, name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. At 58 letters, it's the longest single-word place name in Europe.
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What is the smallest word in the world?

'i' and 'a' are the smallest words. we can even use 'an' if the next word starts with vowel.
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What's the longest word in Russian?

Most likely one of the longest Russian words is a chemical term тетрагидропиранилциклопентилтетрагидропиридопиридиновая (tetragidropiranilciklopentiltetragidropiridopiridinovaya), which contains 55 letters. It was used in Russian patent RU2285004C2 (granted and published in 2006).
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Is there a word with 1000 letters?

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

It's a technical word referring to the lung disease more commonly known as silicosis.
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What's the longest Spanish word?

Esternocleidooccipitomastoideos (31-letters) is the plural of the noun esternocleidooccipitomastoideo, which is the sternocleidomastoid, a muscle in the human neck.
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What is the longest disease name?

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries.
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What is the meaning of Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the Māori name for a hill, 305 metres high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The name would be often shortened to Taumata by the locals for ease of conversation.
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What is the longest name for a mountain?

It's Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. This 1,000-foot hill near the township Porangahau holds the Guinness World Record for longest place name with 85 characters. Locals call it Taumata or Taumata Hill.
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