"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This longer form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cy|Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch}} Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
  1. A village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language settlement name in the world. Wikidata QID: Q322 Wikipedia link: en:Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Categories (place): Places in Wales, Places in the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, Villages in Wales, Villages in the Isle of Anglesey, Wales Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Related terms: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis Translations (Translations): Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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