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15 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

That's a redundant name.  There's a whole list of them.  A few come to mind:

 

La Brea Tarpits = The Tarpits Tarpits

Lake Tahoe = Lake Lake

Laguna Lake = Lake Lake

Lake Michigan = Lake Big Lake

Lake Ontario = Lake Pretty Lake 

Chai Tea = Tea Tea

For @GoBills808

Ala Wai Canal = Canal Canal 😁😆

 

Tautological...

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_names

 

https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundant_place_name

 

 

 

 

 

Good post! Let's add:

 

Panera Bread = Bread Basket Bread

 

And while not quite the same:

 

PIN number = personal identification number number

ABS brakes = anti-lock braking system brakes

 

And a few others, but I am drawing a blank right now.

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5 hours ago, cba fan said:

Buffalo is not for bison or the water buffalo in Asian countries. It was a miss spelling of French word for "beautiful flow."

Buffalo is the name given to American Bison by white man in error though.

 

 

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On 1/5/2022 at 2:16 PM, Albany,n.y. said:

Los Angeles Lakers.  The lakes are in Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes.  Where are all the lakes in LA?  

 

Just drive west - you will splash into a very big one…….

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