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What are some places or things that have redundant or partially redundant names?

Inspired by this question: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/94912/before-i-move-to-canadiaville-or-canadaland-or-whatever-they-cal

Canadaville would be pretty redundant because Canada means village.

Examples would be places or things like these:






Posted - November 24, 2019

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  • 13277
    Lake Tahoe (Lake Lake)
    La Brea Tar Pits (The Tar Tar Pits)
    Milky Way Galaxy (Milky Way Milky)
    Minnehaha Falls (Waterfall Falls)
    Sahara Desert (Deserts Desert)
    El Camino Way (The Way Way)
    Mississippi River (Big River River)
    This post was edited by Stu Spelling Bee at November 24, 2019 11:24 PM MST
      November 24, 2019 7:07 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Thanks, I should have known about Minnehaha Falls because there's a Minnehaha County in my own state but I never actually thought about the name until now.
      November 24, 2019 11:32 PM MST
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  • 53509
    Bora Bora
    Pago Pago
    San Salvador, El Salvador (it’s the capital city of the country, it translates to Saint Savior, The Savior)
    Tildeville, Randylonia

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      November 24, 2019 9:04 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Tildeville isn't in Randylonia anymore.  It's in territory that was ceded to Livviestan.
      November 24, 2019 11:25 PM MST
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  • 53509

      "Hello, United Nations?  I need to report an international violation . . . "

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      November 24, 2019 11:28 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Ooh, another one, thanks Randy!  I'll have to get that new UN resolution framed so I can hang it on the wall by my other international condemnations!
      November 24, 2019 11:36 PM MST
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