…the name of which is actually comprised of more letters than the word in my previous post. I don’t think this one is officially a word, because it’s a place name.
Here you go:
llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrn-
drobwllllantysiliogogogoch
It is 58 letters long, and in English, means “Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio near the red cave.” Duh.
And if you want to learn to pronounce it, this website is devoted entirely to the pronunciation and etymology of ‘Llanfairpwll.’
And if you want to read more about it, you can.
And if you want to hear it said out loud, wikipedia comes to the rescue once again.
Here is a picture at the train station.
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