Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This longer form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s.

Proper noun

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

  1. A village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language settlement name in the world.
    Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Translations

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See also

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Composed of the following elements:

Full meaning: “Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave”.

Pronunciation

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  • (North Wales) IPA(key): [ˌɬan.vai̯r.pʊɬˌɡwɨ̞n.ɡɨ̞ɬ.ɡɔˌɡɛr.əˌχwɨ̞rnˌdrɔ.bʊɬˌɬan.təˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔˈɡoːχ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): [ˌɬan.vai̯r.pʊɬˌɡwɪn.ɡɪɬ.ɡɔˌɡɛr.əˌχwɪrnˌdrɔ.bʊɬˌɬan.təˌsɪl.jɔˌɡɔ.ɡɔˈɡoːχ]
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  • Hyphenation: Llan‧fair‧pwll‧gwyn‧gyll‧go‧ger‧y‧chwyrn‧dro‧bwll‧llan‧ty‧si‧lio‧go‧go‧goch

Proper noun

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

  1. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (a village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language settlement name in the world.)
    Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfairpwll, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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