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by ltc5505 2667 days ago
Is that an actual Welsh name or did you just jam your knuckles into the keyboard?
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Thats actually the name of a village: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

"St Mary's church of the pool of the white hazels near the pool"

But, its also kind of a cheat, since the name was established in order to be the village with the longest name for British railway station. - Some early tourist attraction-thingy. The isle of Anglessey has many natural and cultural sites, that are more interesting than railway station with a really long names though.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is also a "real" word in Welsh.
There is a youtube video out there with locals pronouncing it :D