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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

/ hlanˌvaɪrpʊhlˈɡwɪnɡɪhl /

noun

  1. a village in NW Wales, in SE Anglesey: reputed to be the longest place name in Great Britain when unabbreviated; means: St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llandysilio of the red cave Full nameLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochhlanˈvaɪrpʊhlˈɡwɪnɡɪhlɡɔˈɡɛrəxwɪrnˈdrɔbʊhlˈhlantəˈsɪljɔˈɡɔɡɔˈɡɔx
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The present road from Holyhead to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is originally Roman.

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