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  2. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Hispanicized form of bakolod, an old Hiligaynon word for "hill" in reference to the hilly area in the city that is now the barangay of Granada. Bacoor. Cavite. Hispanicized form of bacood, derived from the Tagalog word which means "fence." [1] Bago. Negros Occidental. from bago-bago, a local shrub. Baguio.

  3. Cottagecore - Wikipedia

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    Cottagecore (sometimes referred to as countrycore or farmcore) [1][2] is an internet aesthetic idealising rural life. Originally based on a rural European life, [3] it was developed throughout the 2010s and was first named cottagecore on Tumblr in 2018. [4] The aesthetic centres on traditional rural clothing, interior design, and crafts such as ...

  4. Hameau de la Reine - Wikipedia

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    Hameau de la Reine. The Hameau de la Reine (French pronunciation: [amo də la ʁɛn], The Queen's Hamlet) is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the queen and her closest friends and as a place of leisure.

  5. Tiki culture - Wikipedia

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    United States. Tiki culture is an American-originated art, music, and entertainment movement inspired by Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian cultures, and by Oceanian art. Influential cultures to Tiki culture include Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, the Caribbean Islands, and Hawaii. The name comes from Tiki, the Māori name ...

  6. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  7. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Okeechobee County – from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big), a reference to Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in Florida. Osceola County – named after Osceola, the Native American leader who led the Second Seminole War. Sarasota County. Seminole County – named after the Seminole Native American tribe.

  8. Model village - Wikipedia

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    A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house their workers. Although the villages are located close to the workplace, they are generally physically separated from them and often consist of relatively high-quality housing , with integrated ...

  9. List of fictional settlements - Wikipedia

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    A fictional town located in the fictional Midwestern state of North Yankton, based on North Dakota. The town's name alludes to Bismarck, the state capital of North Dakota, named after the German military leader and statesman Otto Von Bismarck. Midgar Final Fantasy VII: A fictional arcology controlled by the Shinra Corporation.