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[1] [2] Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 municipalities that are classified into cities and towns. [3] [4] Approximately 65.4% of the state's population lives in incorporated municipalities. [5] The most populous municipality in Washington is Seattle with 737,015 residents, and the least populous municipality is Krupp ...
Some graphemes may not represent any sound at all (like the b in English debt or the h in all Spanish words containing the said letter), and often the rules of correspondence between graphemes and phonemes become complex or irregular, particularly as a result of historical sound changes that are not necessarily reflected in spelling.
Some words contain silent letters, which do not represent any sound in modern English pronunciation. Examples include the l in talk , half , calf , etc., the w in two and sword , gh as mentioned above in numerous words such as though , daughter , night , brought , and the commonly encountered silent e (discussed further below).
Note that some words contain an ae which may not be written æ because the etymology is not from the Greek -αι-or Latin -ae-diphthongs. These include: In instances of aer (starting or within a word) when it makes the sound IPA [ɛə]/[eə] (air). Comes from the Latin āër, Greek ἀήρ. When ae makes the diphthong / eɪ / (lay) or / aɪ ...
u+017f ſ latin small letter long s; u+03a3 Σ greek capital letter sigma; u+03c3 σ greek small letter sigma; u+0428 Ш cyrillic capital letter sha; u+0160 Š latin capital letter s with caron; u+015e Ş latin capital letter s with cedilla; u+0d3d ഽ malayalam sign avagraha (praslesham) sz (a polish digraph) sh (an english and albanian digraph)
The Stonerose Interpretive center & Eocene Fossil Site is a 501c(3) non-profit public museum and fossil dig located in Republic, Washington. The center was established in 1989 and houses fossils that have been featured in National Geographic Magazine , Sunset magazine , and numerous scientific works.
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Double placenames prominently feature the placenames of two or more constituents in double-barrelled form rather than invent a new name. This is often out of consideration for local sensitivities, since the smaller entity may resent its takeover, and may demand its symbolic perpetuation within an amalgamated name so as to propagate the impression of a merger between equals.