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The following is a list of place names often used tautologically, plus the languages from which the non-English name elements have come. Tautological place names are systematically generated in languages such as English and Russian, where the type of the feature is systematically added to a name regardless of whether it contains it already.
As for place names, there is Mucsaröcsöge or Csajágaröcsöge, little villages or boonies far out in the countryside, and Kukutyin [21] or Piripócs, villages or small towns somewhere in the countryside. A general place reference is the phrase (az) Isten háta mögött, meaning "behind the back of God", i.e. 'middle of nowhere'.
These are lists of place names, i.e. lists of places mainly ordered by place name. Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
A place in Idaho, which shares a name with a similarly named place in Indonesia. Let the dogs chew over that one ... Boquete: A town in Panama. "Boquete" is a Portuguese term that means "blowjob". Boston, Kyrgyzstan: A city named Boston, on almost the exact other side of the world from the other Boston. Booti Booti: Australian National park ...
Danushavan was the name of Aygehat – Danush Shahverdian, Armenian politician and diplomat; Ghukasyan was the name of Ashotsk – Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement; Imeni Beriya was the name of Shahumyan, Ararat – Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician and head of the secret police
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As an example, Londonistan is a placeholder name that evokes the perception of London's high Muslim population. [6] Timbuktu, a real city in Mali, is often used to mean a place that is far away, in the middle of nowhere, or exotic. Kalamazoo, also a real city, is similarly used to indicate an unknown or far-away place.