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Commonly Mispronounced English-language Place Names

Can you guess the correct pronunciation to these irregularly spelled place names?
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1. Dunedin, New Zealand
də-NEE-dən
DUN-nə-dən
DOO-nə-dən
DUN-dən
2. Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
RAY-lee
RYE-lee
RAW-lee
RAH-lee
3. Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
SALT-seint-ma-REE
SOO-seint-ma-REE
SOW-seint-ma-REE
SAW-seint-ma-REE
4. Nevada (US state)
nə-VAY-də
nə-VA-də (as in "apple")
NA-və-də
nə-VAAH-də (as in "palm")
5. Comber, Northern Ireland
KUM-bər
KAM-bər
KOHM-ər
KIM-mər
6. Brisbane, Australia
BRIZ-bane
BRIS-bane
BRIZ-bən
BRIS-bən
7. Hawarden, Wales
HER-dən
hə-WAY-dən
HAW-dən
HAR-dən
8. Regina, Canada
rə-JINE-ə
rə-GEEN-ə
rə-JEEN-ə
rə-GINE-ə
9. Launceston, Australia
LON-səs-tən
LAWN-səs-tən
LAN-səs-tən
LAWN-stən
10. Mousehole, England
MOUSE-hole
MAWZ-əl
MAOZ-əl
MAYZ-əl
11. Louisville, Kentucky, United States
LOO-is-vil
LOH-is-vil
LOO-ee-vil
LUR-vil
12. Streatham, England
STREET-əm
STRET-əm
STRAT-əm
STREETH-əm
13. Connacht, Ireland
KAN-ət
KON-awt
KAWN-awt
KON-ack
14. Slaithwaite, England
SLAY-thwayt
SLA-wit
SLAW-thə
SLAY-tə
15. Kirkcaldy, Scotland
kur-KAW-dee
kur-KAD-dee
kur-KAR-dee
kur-KAWL-dee
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