How do you pronounce Leominster?

Answer 1

Lemsta

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Close but not quite. As a native in Leominster and maybe you live there, we pronounce it; LeMONsta, People who are not familiar with Leominster have typically pronounced it like it's spelled; Leo - Minster

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Worcestor is another odd one. We pronounce it; Wis ta

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Wiki has Leominster, MA pronounced this way:

Leominster (pronounced "lemon-ster") is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 41,303 at the 2000 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190, Route 13, and Route 117 all have starting/ending points in Leominster. Leominster is bounded by Fitchburg and Lunenburg to the north, Lancaster to the east, Sterling and Princeton to the south, and Westminster to the west.

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Since Leominster, Fitchburg and Lunenburg are so close together, city officials from each town got together to discuss combining the three as one city. Naming the town was an altogether different matter. The most popular choice was; "Lemyloonyburg". Now if that isn't a direct result of all the chemical & plastic factories dumping their waste into the cities drinking water then I don't know what is. Timeline actually profiled this subject, "Leominster, MA" factories dispose their waste into towns drinking waters and what have the consequences been since then on the people who live there?" One serious concern that was approached was did this disposal of toxic waste into the town's drinking water have anything to do with the high number of suicides in Leominster. For a small town one does have to wonder WTF is causing young people to do this. This question has never been concluded. You can also check out this site which I've done all the research for. This particular topic is about "PharmaWater" which is basically Pharmaceutical Giants doing the same thing today with their toxic waste that Leominster had been doing 35 years ago. Check it out;

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There is also a Leominster in the UK. Per Wiki here is what it says regarding pronunciation on Leominster in the UK:

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Leominster (pronounced /ˈlɛmstər/ ( listen) "Lemster") is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Hereford and 11 miles (18 km) south of Ludlow, at grid reference SO496590. It is the second largest town in the county with a population of approximately 11,000 people and is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater.

From 1974 to 1996, Leominster served as the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster District.