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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).
Pronunciation used for the other places with this name Montpelier, Virginia: mont-pə-LEER / m ɒ n t p ə ˈ l ɪər / Moscow, Idaho: MOSS-koh / ˈ m ɒ s k oʊ / [n 23] Also a place in Tennessee Mount Desert Island: diz-URT / d ɪ ˈ z ɜːr t / [n 24] Munday, Texas: MUN-dee / ˈ m ʌ n d i / Mulino, Oregon: mə-LYNE-oh / m ə ˈ l aɪ n oʊ ...
Chicago, although not a French place name in itself, shikaakwa or "wild onion" in the Native-American Miami-Illinois language, the pronunciation of the "chi" (as opposed to the "chi" as in China) is the result of early French settlement; Claremont ("Clear Mountain") [86] Colmar (after the Alsatian city) [86] Creve Coeur ("Heartbreak"; early ...
Montana from Latinized Spanish meaning "mountainous", also in Spanish "montaña" is the name of "mountain" Nevada comes from the Spanish Sierra Nevada (which is also a mountain range in Spain), meaning snowy mountain range (Nevada is the Spanish feminine form of snowy). New Mexico, named after the Valley of Mexico.
The most distinguishing feature of this now-dying accent is the way speakers pronounce the name of the city, to which a standard listener would hear "Chahlston", with a silent "r". Unlike Southern regional accents, Charlestonian speakers have never exhibited inglide long mid vowels, such as those found in typical Southern /aɪ/ and /aʊ/.
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An enlargeable map of the State of Nevada. Names Common name: Nevada. Pronunciation: / n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə / ⓘ niv-AD-ə; Official name: State of Nevada; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: NV; ISO 3166-2 code: US-NV; Internet second-level domain: .nv.us; Nicknames Battle Born State (refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union ...
The state takes its name from the Nevada Territory, which in turn was named for the Sierra Nevada. [20] Nevadans pronounce the second syllable with the "a" of "apple" (/ n ə ˈ v æ d ə /) while some people from outside of the state pronounce it with the "a" of "palm" (/ n ə ˈ v ɑː d ə /). [21]