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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


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The present road from Holyhead to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is originally Roman.

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