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A manual of pronunciation

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

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Acapulcoä´kä-po͞ol´kō

Aconcaguaä´kŏn-kä´gwä

Adriaticăd´r[+e]-ăt´ĭk

Ægeanē-jē´an

Afghanistanäf-gän´ĭs-tän´

Albuquerqueäl-bo͞o-kĕr´k[+a] or ăl´bo͞o-kẽrk´

Altaiäl-tī´

Altamahaa̤l´ta-ma-ha̤´

Antarcticănt-ärk´tĭk

Antillesän-tĭl´lēz or ŏɴ´tēl´

Appalachianăp´pȧ-lā'chĭ-an or ăp´pȧ-lăch´ĭ-an

Aralăr´al

Araratăr´ȧ-răt

Arcticärk´tĭk

Arequipaä-r[+a]-kē´pä

Argentinaär´jĕn-tē´nä

Argentineär´jĕn-tīn

Aryanär´yan or ăr´ĭ-an

Asiaā´shĭ-ȧ

Atollȧ-tŏl´

Avonā´vŭn

Azoresȧ-zōrz´

Bahiabä-ē´ä

Baikalbī´käl´

Balearicbăl´[+e]-ăr´ĭk

Balkanbäl-kän´

Barbadosbär-bā´dōz

Baton Rougebăt´ŭn ro͞ozh

Beaufortbō´fẽrt (N.C.) or bū'fẽrt (S.C.)

Benaresbĕn-ä´rĕz

Bengalbĕn-ga̤l´

Ben-Nevisbĕn-nĕv´ĭs

Bering (strait)bē´rĭng or bĕr´ĭng

Boerbo͞or

Bogotabō´g[+o]-tä´

Boise (city)boi´zā

Bolivarbŏl-ĭ-vär´ or b[+o]-lē´vär, Sp.

Boliviab[+o]-lĭv´ĭ-ȧ or b[+o]-lē´v[+e]-ä, Sp.

Bombaybŏm-bā´

Bosporusbŏs´p[+o]-rŭs

Brahmaputrabrä´mä-po͞o´trȧ

Brazosbrä´zŏs

Bucharestbū´kȧ-rĕst´

Budapestbo͞o´dȧ-pĕst

Buddhabo͞od´dȧ

Buenos Ayresbō´nŭs ā´rĭz or bwā´nŏs ī´rĕs, Sp.

Buttebūt

Cairokā´r[+o], U.S., or kī´r[+o], Egypt

Calaiskăl´ĭs, U.S., or kä´lā´, France

Cantonkăn´tŭn or kăn-tŏn´, China

Cape Bretonkāp brĕt´ŭn

Caracaskä-rä´kas

Cardenaskär´dā näs

Caribbeankăr´ĭb-bē´an

Caucasianka̤-kā´shan

Caucasuska̤´kȧ-sŭs

Cavitekä´v[+e]-tā´

Cayennek[+a]-yĕn´ or k[+i]-ĕn´

Cebus[+e]-bo͞o´

Celebessĕl´[+e]-bēz or sĕl´[+e]-bĕs

Ceylons[+e]-lŏn´

Chautauquasha-ta̤´kwȧ

Cheviotcjĭv´[+e]-ŭt or chĕv´ĭ-ŭt

Cheyennesh[+i]´ĕn´

Chimborazochĭm´b[+o]-rä´z[+o]

Cienfuegoss[+e]-ĕn-fwā´g[+o]s

Coloradokŏl´[+o]-rä´d[+o]

Costa Ricakŏs´tä rē´kä

Cracowkrā'kō

Des Moinesde moin´ or dā moin

Dniepernē´pẽr

Dniesternēs´tẽr

Donegaldŏn´[+e]-ga̤l´

Dubuquedo͞o-būk´

Dundeedŭn-dē´

Dwinadwē´nȧ

Edinburghĕd´ĭn-bŭr-r[+o]

Elbeĕlb or ĕl´be, Ger.

Elbruzĕl´bro͞oz´

Elburzĕl´bo͞orz´

Euphrates[+u]-frā´tēz

Europeanū´r[+o]-pē´an

Fezzanfĕz-zän´

Fijifē´j[+e]

Filipinofĭl´ĭ-pē´n[+o]

Fiord or Fjordfyôrd

Galvestongăl´ves-tŭn

Garonnegä-rŏn´

Genoajĕn´[+o]-ȧ

Ghentḡĕnt, not jĕnt

Gilahē´lä

Gloucesterglŏs´tẽr

Gobigō´b[+e]´

Granadagrä-nä´dä

Greenwichgrēn´wĭch, U.S., or grĭn´ĭj, Eng.

Guadalajaragwä-dä-lä-hä´rä

Guamgwäm

Guatemalaga̤-te-mä´lä

Guayaquilgwī-ä-kēl´

Guianag[+e]-ä´nä

Haiti or Haytihā´tĭ

Havrehä´ver

Hawaiihä-wī´[+e]

Henlopenhĕn-lō´pĕn

Herculaneumhẽr´k[+u]-lā´n[+e]-ŭm

Himalayahĭm-ä´lȧ-yȧ or hĭm-ȧ-lā´yȧ

Hindustanhĭn´dŭ-stän´

Houston (Tex.)hūs´tŭn

Illimani[+e]l-y[+e]-mä´n[+e]

Iowaī´[+o]-wȧ

Irkutskĭr-ko͞otsk´

Javajä´vȧ

Joliet (city)jō´lĭ-ĕt

Jungfrauyo͞ong´frou

Kamchatkakäm-chät´kȧ

Kashmirkăsh´mēr´

Khartumkär-to͞om´

Kilaueakē-lou-ā´ä

Kilimanjarokĭl´[+e]-män´jä-rō´

Kronstadtkrōn´stät

Ladogalăd´[+o]-gȧ

Ladroneslȧ-drōnz´ or lä-drō´nĕs, Sp.

La Guairalä gwī´rä

Lancasterlăṉk´as-tẽr

Laramielăr´ȧ-m[+e]

Leicesterlĕs´tẽr

Leipsiclīp´sĭk

Leyden or Leidenlī´den

Limalī´mȧ, U.S., or lē´mȧ, Peru

Liparilĭp´ä-r[+e]

Lislelēl

Lofodenl[+o]-fō´den

Louisvillelo͞o´ĭs-vĭl or lo͞o´ĭ-vĭl

Louvrelo͞ovr

Lucernelo͞o-sẽrn´

Luzonlo͞o-zōn´ or lo͞o-thōn´, Sp.

Mackinacmăk´ĭ-na̤

Madridmăd´rĭd or mä-drēd´, Sp.

Malaymȧ-lā´

Manitobamăn´ĭ-tō´bȧ or măn´ĭ-t[+o]-bä´

Maracaibomä-rä-kī´b[+o]

Marmoramär´m[+o]-rȧ

Mendocinomĕn-d[+o]-sē´n[+o]

Milanmĭl´an or mĭ-lăn´

Mohavem[+o]-hä´v[+a]

Montanamŏn-tä´nȧ

Mont Blancm[+o]ɴ´ blŏɴ´

Montereymŏn´te-rā´

Moscowmŏs´k[+o]

Munichmū´nĭk

Navajonä´vä-h[+o]

Negritosn[+e]-grī´t[+o]z

Neusenūs

Nevadan[+e]-vä´dä

Newfoundlandnū´fŭnd-lănd´

New Orleansnū ôr´l[+e]-anz

Nicenēs

Nigernī'jẽr

Ogeechee[+o]-gē´ch[+e]

Okefinokeeō´k[+e]-fĭ-nō´k[+e]

Oklahomaōk´lȧ-hō´mȧ

Oneida[+o]-nī´dȧ

Oporto[+o]-pōr´t[+o]

Orizaba[+o]´r[+e]-zä´bä

Oswegoŏs-wē´g[+o]

Ozark[+o]-zärk´

Palermopȧ-lẽr´m[+o]

Palestinepăl´ĕs-tīn

Pampaspăm´pȧz or päm´päs, Sp.

Panamapăn´ȧ-mä´

Parapä-rä´

Paraguaypä-rä-gwī´ or pä´rä-gwā

Pasigpä-sēg´

Passaicpăs-sā´ĭk

Pedeepē´dē´

Pekinpē´kĭn

Pekingpē´kĭng´

Perup[+e]-ro͞o´

Philippinefĭl´ĭp-ĭn

Pierrep[+e]´âr´

Pompeiipŏm-pā´y[+e]

Popocatepetlp[+o]-pō´kăt-ȧ-pā´tl

Port Saidpōrt sä-ēd´

Poughkeepsiep[+o]-kĭp´sĭ

Prussiaprŭsh´ȧ or prŭsh'ĭ-ȧ

Pueblopwĕb´l[+o]

Pyreneespĭr´[+e]-nēz

Quitokē´t[+o]

Racinerȧ´sēn´

Rainierrā´nēr

Rio de Janeirorē´[+o] d[+a] zhä-nā´[+e]-r[+o]

Rio Granderē´[+o] grän´d[+a]

Roanokerō´ȧ-nōk´

Rochesterrŏch´es-tẽr

Russiarŭsh´ȧ or rŭsh´ĭ-ȧ

Saginawsăḡ´ĭ-na̤

Saharasȧ-hä´rȧ

Saint Augustinesānt a̤´gŭs-tēn´

Saint Gothardsānt gŏth´ärd or săɴ´ g[+o] tär´, Fr.

Saint Louissānt lo͞o´ĭs or lo͞o´ĭ

San Diegosän d[+e]-ā´g[+o]

San Joaquinsän hō-ä-kēn´

San Josesän h[+o]-sā´

Santa Fesän´tä fā´

Santiagosän-t[+e]-ä´g[+o]

Santossän´t[+o]s

Sault Sainte Marieso͞o sĕnt mā´rĭ

Seinesān

Seouls[+a]-o͞ol´

Shoshonesh[+o]-shō´n[+e]

Sierra Madres[+e]-ĕr´rä mä´dr[+a]

Sierra Nevadas[+e]-ĕr´rä n[+a]-vä´dä

Siouxso͞o

Steppesstĕps

Strasburgstrăz´bẽrg

Stuttgartsto͝ot´gärt

Sudanso͞o-dän´

Suezso͞o-ĕz´

Sumatraso͞o-mä´trä

Syracusesĭr´ȧ-kūs

Tahlequahtä'l[+e]-kwä´

Tahoetä-hō´

Tanganyikatän-gän-yē´kä

Tchadchäd

Teherante-hrän´

Tehuantepect[+a]-wän-t[+a]-pĕk´

Terre Hautetĕr´e hōt

Thamestĕmz

Tien-Tsint[+e]-ĕn´-tsēn

Tierra del Fuegot[+e]-ĕr´rä dĕl fwā´g[+o]

Titicacatĭt-[+e]-kä´kä

Tocantinstō´kän-tēns´

Tokyotō´k[+e]-[+o]

Transvaaltrăns-väl´

Triesttr[+e]-ĕst´

Tripolitrĭp´[+o]-lĭ

Tucsont[+u]-sŏn´

Tuskegeetŭs-kē´gē

Uruguayo͞o´ro͞o-gwī´ or ū´ro͞o-gwā

Valparaisoväl-pä-rī´s[+o]

Venezuelavĕn´e-zwē´lȧ

Venicevĕn´ĭs

Vienna (Aus.)v[+e]-ĕn´nȧ

Vistulavĭs'tū-lȧ

Vladivostokvlä´d[+e]-vōs-tōk´

Willamettewĭl-ä´mĕt

Worcesterwo͞os´tẽr

Yazooyä-zo͞o´

Yeniseiyĕn´[+e]-sā´[+e]

Yokohamayō-k[+o]-hä´mä

Yosemitey[+o]-sĕm´ĭ-t[+e]

Zambezizäm-bā´z[+e]

Zantezän´tā

Zuyder Zeezī´dẽr zē or zoi´dẽr zā, D.

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