Long place names
Aug. 5th, 2005 03:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ambericaDid you know that the traditional name for Bangkok is Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivet Mahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit? Translates to "City of Angels" apparently, but I suspect it's slightly more complex than that. (Longest. Place name. EVER.)
Did you know there is a Welsh town called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch? (Longest place name in the UK)
Have you ever heard of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Webster, MA? (Longest place name in the US)
Besides just place names, I have found lots of other cool long words. This link goes to the Wikipedia entry on long words in English. Fun for all!
And I think I want to take a vacation to Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivet Mahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit just to be able to say that I did... if I ever learn how to say it!
Did you know there is a Welsh town called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch? (Longest place name in the UK)
Have you ever heard of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Webster, MA? (Longest place name in the US)
Besides just place names, I have found lots of other cool long words. This link goes to the Wikipedia entry on long words in English. Fun for all!
And I think I want to take a vacation to Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivet Mahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit just to be able to say that I did... if I ever learn how to say it!
