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  2. List of city and town nicknames in the United Kingdom

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    City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]

  3. Outline of Glasgow - Wikipedia

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    The following is an outline and topical guide of Glasgow: ... Glasgow; Common names in other languages: Glaschu (Scottish Gaelic) Glesga ; Nicknames

  4. List of British regional nicknames - Wikipedia

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    In addition to formal demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different settlements and regions of the United Kingdom. For example, natives and residents of Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are most commonly referred to as Scousers (after their local dish). Some, but not all, of these nicknames may be ...

  5. List of Scottish clans - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland .

  6. Talk : List of city and town nicknames in the United Kingdom

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    This article is about UK city nicknames, not USA 85.255.237.73 20:07, 25 May 2023 (UTC) It's also used in the UK. It's pretty common to comically nickname towns after more exotic locations. For example Parrbados, Ponte Carlo, Cas Vegas, Stalyvegas and so on.

  7. List of places in Glasgow - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 12 October 2024, at 04:42 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Glossary of names for the British - Wikipedia

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    These terms are also used to refer to England in unofficial contexts. More formal names also exist, such as the Chinese 聯合王國 Liánhéwángguó and Japanese 連合王国 Rengōōkoku literally meaning 'United Kingdom'. Separate words exist in all of these languages for each of the constituent parts of the UK, including England, although ...

  9. Scottish Gaelic place names - Wikipedia

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    The place type in the list for Scotland records all inhabited areas as City. According to British government definitions, there are only eight Scottish cities; [1] they are Aberdeen, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling. The other locations may be described by such terms as town, burgh, village, hamlet ...