The longest place name in the world is a mouthful—and we dare you to try to pronounce it. advertisement. Reader's Digest. This Is the World’s Longest Place Name—And It Has 168 Letters.

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it. Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t ...

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it. Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t ...

Gathering Place shortens name, launches logo. Rhett Morgan Dec 28, 2017 Dec 28, 2017; 0; 1 of 2 Gathering Place logo. A look at the updates for a play area at the ...

The nonprofit organization’s new name is The Cancer Wellness Center at Candy’s Place, but it has the same mission to provide services to clients with cancer and their loved ones.

This interactive map shows where the U.S. Board on Geographic Names removed the offensive racial slur “squaw" from place names on Wednesday. In California, there were new names for 80 locations.

In California, the decision to remove the word stems from a bill passed in 2022. The measure required the word to be removed from all geographic place names in California, which Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Snow falls steadily Nov. 6 outside the Interfaith Community Shelter at Pete’s Place on Cerrillos Road. Shelter officials say they are moving away from including “Pete’s Place” in the ...

A French court ruled on Thursday that the seaside city of Biarritz must rename its La Negresse historic district, possibly ...

Place names such as Drumwood, or “Coill an Droma” in Irish, mean “The Wood of the Ridge.” Carrick/Carrig/Carraig e.g Carrickfergus, Carrickarone, Carrigcastle Meaning: Rock ...

That name appears in the most states (46) than any other, with 186 locales total. Only Hawaii, Alaska, Louisiana, and Oklahoma lack one. If you prefer to limit the most common name strictly to ...

EXPLAINER: More and more places are being dual-named. Is it progress or compromise? From Mparntwe, nipaluna, Uluru to K'gari, traditional place names have been remembered.