Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

English Etymology A compound of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagogg, alternative spelling of Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg, a fanciful name appearing on early mapsOsgood Carleton, An accurate map of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts exclusive of the district of Maine (c. 1795) that adds meaningless syllables to the name of the nearby Manchaug Pond + Chaubunagungamaug, the lake's original name (see that entry for its history). Invented along with a fanciful translation of "I'll fish on my side [of the lake], you fish on your side, and nobody fishes in the middle" in 1921 by Laurence J. Daly, the editor of The Webster Times.Ives Goddard, Untitled review of Trumbull (1974), in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 43, no. 2 (April, 1977), pp. 157–159Ives Goddard, "Time to Retire an Indian Place-Name Hoax", The New York Times (September 29, 1990)Pam Belluck, What's the Name of That Lake? It's Hard to Say (November 30, 2004) Pronunciation en /leɪk tʃɑːˌɡɔː.ɡəˌɡɔːɡ.manˌtʃɔː.ɡəˌɡɔːɡ.tʃɔːˌbʌ.nəˈɡʌŋ.ɡə.mɔːɡ/ 1 RP en /leɪk tʃɑɹˌɡɑ.ɡəˌɡɑɡ.mænˌtʃɑ.ɡəˌɡɑɡ.tʃɑˌbʌ.nəˈɡʌŋ.ɡə.mɑɡ/ 1 GA en en-us-Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.ogg US Proper noun Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg en Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Massachusetts, USA. en June 12, 1938 LAKE WITH A LONG NAME; Chaubungungamaug for Short Is One of Massachusett's Beautiful Resorts w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20231119223955/https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/12/archives/lake-with-a-long-name-chaubungungamaug-for-short-is-one-of.html 19 November 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/12/archives/lake-with-a-long-name-chaubungungamaug-for-short-is-one-of.html 0362-4331 1645522 RESORTS 170 LAKE CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAGOGGCHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUGG is the name of the largest and one of the most beautiful Summer resorts in Massachusetts and is located in the industrial town of Webster close to the Connecticut and Rhode Island borders. Its name is pronounced with ease only by natives of Webster and the Nipmuck Indians. en 1978 July Water Quality and Research Station, Massachusetts Division of Water Pollution Control The French and Quinebaug River Basins Commonwealth of Massachusetts Summary of Water Quality, 1978 https://archive.org/details/summaryofwaterqu1978mass/ 6805331 98 https://archive.org/details/summaryofwaterqu1978mass/page/98/ The French River flows generally south throughout its length from Leicester (beginning with Town Meadow Brook from Leicester to Greenville Pond) through Oxford, Dudley, and Webster to Thompson, Connecticut. Probably the best known feature along the French River is Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (also known as Webster Lake) which drains into the river in Webster via Mill Brook. en 1985 December 6, 1985 Robert C. Rusack The Address of the Right Reverend the Bishop of Los Angeles Robert C. Rusack, S.T.D., D.D. to the Annual Meeting of the Ninetieth Convention December 6, 1985 The Journal of the Ninetieth Convention of the Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles https://archive.org/details/journalofannualc0090epis/ I 27022987 62-63 https://archive.org/details/journalofannualc0090epis/page/n186/ In fact, I can remember sitting with my grandfather Rusack and his good friend, last of the Nipmuck Indians, on the shore of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Massachusetts and listening to the ancient brave's stories. en 2009 Larry B. Pletcher Massachusetts Facts and Trivia It Happened In Massachusetts It Happened In Series https://archive.org/details/ithappenedinmass0000plet/ 2nd 978-0-7627-4899-0 213838982 120 https://archive.org/details/ithappenedinmass0000plet/page/120/ Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is located in the town of Webster, Massachusetts. The name is the longest for any lake in the United States. en Usage notes Although it is not the official name of the place, this is claimed by some references to be the longest place name in the USA.Language Hat See also en long English-language placenames Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch References Further reading Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Category:Long English words en Lakes