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List of place names with unexpected pronunciation
This is a list of places that have an unusual pronunciation of their name.
- Berlin, Connecticut (stress on first syllable)
- Cairo, Illinois /ˈkeɪɹoʊ/ Cairo.wav?
- Cairo, Ohio /ˈkeɪɹoʊ/ Cairo.wav?
- Calais, Maine /ˈkæləs/ Calais.wav?
- El Dorado, Kansas /ɛldəˈɹeɪɾoʊ/ Eldorado.wav?
- Eldorado, Illinois /ɛldəˈɹeɪɾoʊ/ Eldorado.wav?
- Hurricane, West Virginia /ˈhɝɪkən/
- La Plata, Maryland /ləˈpleɪɾə/ Laplata.wav?
- Mexia, Texas /məˈheɪə/ Mexia.wav?
- Miami, Oklahoma
- Milan, Indiana /ˈmaɪlən/ Milan.wav?
- Milan, New Hampshire /ˈmaɪlən/ Milan.wav?
- Nevada, Iowa /nəˈveɪɾə/ Nevada.wav?
- Refugio, Texas /ɹəˈfjuɹioʊ/ Refugio.wav?
- San Jose, Illinois /sæn ˈʤoʊz/ Sanjose.wav?
- Unadilla, New York /junəˈdɪlə/ Unadilla.wav?
- Versailles, Kentucky /vɚˈseɪlz/ Versailles.wav?
- Vienna, Illinois /vaɪˈænə/ Vienna.wav?
See also
Last updated: 08-29-2005 05:49:25
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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