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Believed to be the longest official one-word place name in the United States. Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein (44 letters) Farm in the North West province of South Africa: Afrikaans "The spring where two buffaloes were shot stone-dead with one shot". Notes: The longest one-word place name in Africa.
Republic of Kazakhstan (official, English), Kazakhstan (English passport short name), Republic of Kazakhstan (English passport long name), Қазақстан (official Kazakh short name), Қазақстан Республикасы (official Kazakh long name), Qazaqstan (Kazakh short name in Latin script), Alash / Алаш / Alaş (former name ...
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 ...
One of two names for an uninhabited Greek island a bit south of Crete. Means "donkey island" in Greek. Galatas: A town in Greece that seems to be a bigger fan of cows than the Hindus. Means "milkman" in Greek. Galgbacken: A small town in Sweden that means "gallow's slope". Sounds like a lovely place! Gaming: The people here must love playing ...
Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language.
The word "country" is also used for the sense of native sovereign territory, such as the widespread use of Indian country in the United States. [13] The term "country" in English may also be wielded to describe rural areas, or used in the form "countryside." Raymond Williams, a Welsh scholar, wrote in 1975: [14]
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The longest unhyphenated one-word place names that I have found in them are listed below. Kangerluarsoruseq (17 letters) in Greenland Qeqertarsuatsiaat (17 letters) in Greenland