Place Names in Other English-speaking Countries
- Pago Pago, American Samoa – /ˈpɑːŋɡoʊ ˈpɑːŋɡoʊ/
- Thames town and firth in New Zealand – /ˈtɛmz/
- Dunedin, New Zealand in New Zealand pronounced as "DUH-NEE-DIN" not "DUNE-DIN" as some visitors would say.
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