Fun with Toponyms
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Toponyms, or place names, can tell you a great deal about the history, geography, wildlife, or people of an area. The video below from the always entertaining Otherwords series is packed full of fun bits of history and trivia. In it, you’ll learn that the longest place name in the US (Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg) falls far short of the longest one word place name in the world (New Zealand’s Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu). Those interested in discussing more about toponyms are invited to meet on my next trip into the place for gathering wood for making bows (Manhattan).
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