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This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada. Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases , slogans , sobriquets , and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
"The Left Coast" – a name shared with the West Coast of the United States, referring to the region notably leaning politically left. [6]"British California" – a play on the initials of the province, referring to its similarities with California in terms of culture, geography (particularly in the Lower Mainland), politics, and demographics.
Slang words used widely in Canada. Subcategories. ... Whatever (slang) This page was last edited on 12 February 2021, at 02:40 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
(US) A rural person with a "glorious lack of sophistication" (from the slang term for "peanut") Guajiro (Cuba) A rural person from Cuba. Hillbilly (US) A rural white person, esp. one from Appalachia or the Ozarks. Redneck (US) A rural white person. There are varying possible etymologies for this term. Primarily used to denote lower-class rural ...
There are many nicknames for the city of Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia and third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Some reflect the city's history, climate, geography, economy, and demographics. Others have their origins in cultural aspects of the city and its inhabitants.
Greater Saint John (French: Grand Saint John) is a metropolitan area surrounding Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It has a population of 126,202. [ 3 ] The census metropolitan area of Saint John consists of 16 municipalities and parishes in addition to the City of Saint John.
Previously Nfld. and T.-N. for Newfoundland before the change of name of the province occurred on December 6, 2001. [3] T.-N. is short for Terre-Neuve. T.-N.-L. is short for Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. NF was the two-letter abbreviation used before the province's name changed to Newfoundland and Labrador.
The name ‘River John’ came to be as almost all of the original settlers had the name John; John George, John Patriquin, etc. [3] [4] The name River John is a beautiful and euphonious name that isn't as well known as it deserves, because of the hundreds of vessels built and registered in the area and designated from other ports in its early ...