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  2. Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - Wikipedia

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    The name was submitted to Guinness World Records as the longest word to appear in a published cryptic crossword, having been used by compiler Roger Squires in 1979. The clue was "Giggling troll follows Clancy, Larry, Billy and Peggy who howl, wrongly disturbing a place in Wales (58)", where all but the last five words formed an anagram.

  3. Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga ...

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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 ...

  4. List of long place names - Wikipedia

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    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)

  5. Weatherman easily pronounced 58-letter Welsh town name - AOL

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    No, that's not a typo, that is an actual town in northern Wales. At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world.

  6. Watch Naomi Watts pronounce the longest town name in Britain

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    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 ...

  7. Cardiff - Wikipedia

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    A writer in this period noted: "The River Taff runs under the walls of his honours castle and from the north part of the town to the south part where there is a fair quay and a safe harbour for shipping." [35] Cardiff became a borough in 1542 [39] and further Royal Charters were granted to it by Elizabeth I in 1600 [41] and James I in 1608. [42]

  8. LaLiga now sponsors a small Welsh team with a very, very big name

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  9. List of cities in Wales - Wikipedia

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    Wales has seven cities as of September 2022. Bangor is Wales' oldest cathedral city, [1] whereas St Davids is the smallest city in the United Kingdom. [1] Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and its most-populous, followed by Swansea the second most-populous.