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  2. Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.

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    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.

  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. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. What Is the Longest Word in English? Hint: It’s 189,819 ...

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    “I know the longest word in the whole English language,” Jimmy tells Jenny by the playground swings. “It’s antidisestablishmentarianism.”. Jenny slurps up the last of her juice box ...

  6. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia

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    Pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis is the longest word in the English language. The word can be analysed as follows: Pneumono: from ancient Greek (πνεύμων, pneúmōn) which means lungs; ultra: from Latin, meaning beyond; micro and scopic: from ancient Greek, meaning small looking, referring to the fineness of ...

  7. Kushim (Uruk period) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [4] As of 1993, Kushim's name was known to appear in 18 separate Proto-cuneiform clay tablets from the period. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Another Uruk period clay tablet that featured names dating back to around 3100 BC includes the names of a slave owner (Gal-Sal) and Gal-Sal's two slaves (En-pap X and the woman Sukkalgir).

  8. A student with a name his university says was the “longest ever” read out a graduation ceremony has been awarded his degree from the University of Kent. Bolowatife Oluwasemilore Oluwadamilola ...

  9. Longest words - Wikipedia

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    The longest recognized systematic name is for the protein titin, at 189,819 letters. [1] While lexicographers regard generic names of chemical compounds as verbal formulae rather than words, [2] for its sheer length the systematic name for titin is often included in longest-word lists.