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Name of multiple places Refugio, Texas: rə-FURE-ee-oh / r ə ˈ f jʊər i oʊ / Rensselaer: REN-sə-LEER / ˌ r ɛ n s ə ˈ l ɪər / Name of multiple places Rhea County: RAY / r eɪ / Riga, New York: RY-gə / ˈ r aɪ ɡ ə / Rio: RY-oh / ˈ r aɪ oʊ / In Florida and Wisconsin Rio Grande, Ohio: RY-oh GRAND / ˌ r aɪ oʊ ˈ ɡ r æ n d ...
In New York State, each county is divided into cities and towns. Every point in New York is inside either a city or a town. Every point in New York is inside either a city or a town. Additionally, towns may optionally contain villages , which are smaller incorporated municipalities within the town.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Some of our cities, like Ronkonkoma, Quogue and Happague, have long been the subject of internet lore.
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A scenic coastal town in Suffolk County on Long Island, Greenport is known for seaside and surrounding beaches. Learn about the community's maritime heritage at the East End Seaport Museum or head ...
Long Island Sound; Barrier islands; A list of villages on Long Island, USA. A. Amityville (Suffolk County) Asharoken (Suffolk County) Atlantic Beach (Nassau County) B
Another town name in Missouri with the word "knob" in it. "Knob" doesn't have the same meaning in the US as it does in the UK, but it's stil a weird name nonetheless. Knock: A village in Ireland. The name is an anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic word "Cnoc" ("Hill".) Knockemstiff