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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] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
The longest official geographical name in Australia is Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya. [28] It has 26 letters and is a Pitjantjatjara word meaning "where the Devil urinates". [29] Liechtenstein is the longest single-word country name in English, and the second-longest is Turkmenistan
Even the smallest proteins contain no fewer than 20 amino acids, making for some pretty long names in their own right; titin, however, is the human body’s largest protein. Total amino acid count ...
At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world. SEE MORE: Watch Naomi Watts pronounce the longest town name in ...
Laura Wattenberg, a name expert and author of the book "The Baby Name Wizard," says "T" names "peaked around the 1960s." "That was the time of Tina and Tammy, Timothy and Todd," Wattenberg tells ...
/ ˈ ʃ m ɔː l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m ɒ l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m æ l t s t / 10 OED [7] Meaning "imparted a sentimental atmosphere to" e.g. of music; with a 1969 attestation for the past tense. schnappsed / ˈ ʃ n æ p s t / 10 Sc.Am. [3] Meaning "drank schnapps"; proposed by poet George Starbuck in the same competition won by his friend William ...
The longest department name in France is Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (23 characters, including hyphens). The longest place name in Austria is Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya (40 characters). The longest street name in Hungary is Ferihegyi repülőtérre vezető út. It means "Road leading to the airport at Ferihegy" (28 characters)