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These common suffixes have the following regular pronunciations, which are historic, well established and etymologically consistent. However, they may be counterintuitive, as their pronunciation is inconsistent with the usual phonetics of English. -b(o)rough and -burgh – / b ər ə /-bury – / b r i /-cester – / s t ər / [n 1]
Crest Hill decided to incorporate itself to avoid being annexed by the City of Joliet and became officially incorporated as the City of Crest Hill January 22, 1960. According to the 2010 census, Crest Hill has a total area of 9.166 square miles (23.74 km 2 ), of which 9.03 square miles (23.39 km 2 ) (or 98.52%) is land and 0.136 square miles (0 ...
The local pronunciation of Torpenhow is trə-PEN-ə (/ t r ə ˈ p ɛ n ə / ⓘ), rather than the more intuitive TOR-pen-how (/ ˈ t ɔːr p ən h aʊ /). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Blennerhasset is pronounced blen- RAY -sit ( / b l ɛ n ˈ r eɪ s ɪ t / ) instead of BLEN -ər-hass-it ( / ˈ b l ɛ n ər h æ s ɪ t / ) as would be expected outside of Cumbria.
It's the name of a hill in New Zealand, and it's the longest official place name in the world. We can only hope no poor child ever has to spell these bad boys in a spelling bee. Though we're sure ...
The hill is notable primarily for its unusually long name, which is of Māori origin; it is often shortened to Taumata for brevity. [1] It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas . [ 2 ]
Stamfordham is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. The place-name Stamfordham is first attested in the Pipe Rolls for 1188, where it appears as Stanfordhamn, which roughly translates as 'village at the stony ford'. [2] Old Jail
Bellaghy (from Irish Baile Eachaidh, meaning 'Eachaidh's town') [1] [2] is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village (known locally as The Diamond) three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome.
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.