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Llanfair PG

Llanfair PG is the abbreviation of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Meaning of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

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 (albeit borrowed from Welsh) settlement name in the world.
    • Some time ago, during a tour in Wales, I was much struck by the name of a little village in Anglesea. The village is insignificant enough, but it is surely as well described as the most ambitious place could desire. The name runs: "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch."1905–1906, Reverend M. A. Bayfield, “Discussion of Mme. X.'s Greek Script”, in Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, volume 12, Society for Psychical Research, page 241
    Synonyms:
    Llanfair PG, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Questions about Llanfair PG

What is Llanfair PG the abbreviation of?
Llanfair PG is the abbreviation of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Words near Llanfair PG in the dictionary

  1. Llanes
  2. Llanfachreth
  3. Llanfaelog
  4. Llanfair
  5. Llanfair Caereinion
  6. Llanfair PG
  7. Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
  8. Llanfair Talhaiarn
  9. Llanfair-ar-y-bryn
  10. Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf
  11. Llanfairfechan

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