May 18, 2006 20:30
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford
English Dictionary, is:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
The only other word with the same amount of letters
is:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
The longest place-name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaunga
horonukupokaiwenuakitnatahu - a New Zealand hill.