What town has the longest name in the world?

The longest official place name in the world belongs to a hill in New Zealand: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, with 85 letters, while the longest town name in Europe is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, known for its 58-character name meaning "St. Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the red cave".
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What does taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu mean in English?

The long Māori name, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, translates roughly to "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as land-eater, played his nose flute to his loved one," describing a legendary feat of an ancestor on this hill in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay. Locals shorten it to "Taumata" or "Taumata Hill," but the full name tells a story of adventure and love, making it famous as one of the world's longest place names.
 
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Is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch the longest name in the world?

With 58 characters split into 18 syllables, it is purported to have the longest name in Europe and the second longest one-word place name in the world.
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How many letters are in taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu?

It has 85 letters in its name. It is one of the longest place names in the world, while being the largest hill name.
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How many letters are in Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. This is a 36-letter word which is considered one of the longest words. Ironically, it refers to the fear of long words. This word is not usually found in dictionaries.
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What does "Taumata..." actually mean?

Taumata is a New Zealand Māori word that means the brow of a hill. It also occurs as a surname that may refer to: Arana Taumata (born 1989), a rugby league footballer. Kevin Taumata, a Māori New Zealand Australian film and television actor.
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Which English city has the longest name?

Well, exactly 58 letters, if the name happens to be Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the longest place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest village names in the world.
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What is the longest name in Europe?

In the 1880s, in a joking attempt to attract tourists, a tailor added the rest of the syllables, bringing the total length to 58 letters, including four letter L's in a row. "What does Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch mean?" I asked my accommodating new friend.
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What Welsh city names are unpronounceable?

As far as unpronounceable place names go, they don't get much more famous than Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The town was originally called Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, with the rest added in the late 19th century in the hope of making the place more interesting for tourists.
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What is a rarest girl's name?

7 rare female names in the U.S.
  1. Roxelana. Roxelana is a rare female Turkish name from the 16th century that has become Roksana, Rosana, Roxanne, or Roxanna. ...
  2. Sophrona. ...
  3. Jimella. ...
  4. Myrtle. ...
  5. Mahola. ...
  6. Deliverance. ...
  7. Honora.
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Can you visit Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu?

Yes, it is an actual place name

Turn left off Highway 2 at Wimbledon and head towards Porangahau (nice church, well worth the visit).
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What is the longest German name?

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997; surname also given as Wolfstern, Wolfe + 666, Wolfe+585, Wolfe+590, and others) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
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What does Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch mean in English?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch translates to "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the red cave," a deliberately long name created in the 1860s as a Victorian railway publicity stunt to attract tourists to the village in Wales, which is often shortened to Llanfairpwll or Llanfair PG.
 
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What is Europe's full name?

Europe is the second-smallest continent. The name Europe, or Europa, is believed to be of Greek origin, as it is the name of a princess in Greek mythology. The name Europe may also come from combining the Greek roots eur- (wide) and -op (seeing) to form the phrase “wide-gazing.”
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What city in America has the longest name?

17 letters: Mooselookmeguntic, Maine

Mooselookmeguntic has 17 letters and five syllables, making it the longest town or city name (without hyphens or spaces) in the US.
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What is the Maori word for breasts?

uma. 1. (noun) bosom, chest, breast.
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Why is the hill called Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu?

Near Porangahau in Hawke's Bay is an unassuming hill known as "Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which translates into English as "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater', ...
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Is the longest name in New Zealand?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, shortened to Te Taumata, is an 85-character place name in New Zealand's Hawkes Bay.
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