Did you know that Ohio is the undisputed champion of having paces named after other places but pronouncing them totally wrong?

Versailles, OH ... ver sails
Rio Grande, OH ... rye oh grand
Lima, OH ... lie mah
Russia, OH ... rue see

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@nomi two I know, in addition to Lima which you already got:
Bellefontaine, OH ... bell fountain
Delhi, OH ... dell high

@khird
Neat, I didn't know about Delhi. Nice add. Here's some more:

Wooster, OH ... wuss ter
Medina, OH ... meh die nah (neither funky nor cold)
Gallipolis, OH ... gal eh, police (po' liss is an approved variant)
Mentor, OH ... men er
Cadiz, OH ... cad iss

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