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When referring to the people, as opposed to the dialect, dictionary definitions of a Geordie typically refer to a native or inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, or its environs, [16] an area that encompasses North Tyneside, Newcastle, South Tyneside and Gateshead.
According to the British Library's lead curator of spoken English, writing in 2019, "Locals insist there are significant differences between Geordie and several other local dialects, such as Pitmatic and Mackem. Pitmatic is the dialect of the former mining areas in County Durham and around Ashington to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, while ...
Newcastle upon Tyne "(The) Toon" – Geordie dialect meaning the Town (i.e. Newcastle) and hence the name Toon Army for supporters of the local football club. [145] Newport "The Port" – named after the Newport Docks which have been historically vital for the city and the region, and its football team who adopt the moniker. [146]
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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West BC: 76,969 11,060 Chi Onwurah‡ Ashton Muncaster# Tyne and Wear: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC: 76,425 12,817 Mary Glindon‡ Janice Richardson# Tyne and Wear: Newcastle upon Tyne North BC: 75,146 17,762 Catherine McKinnell‡ Guy Renner-Thompson† Tyne and Wear: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor ...
The traditional Northumbrian dialect is a moribund older form of the dialect spoken in the area. [3] It is closely related to Scots and Cumbrian and shares with them a common origin in Old Northumbrian. [4] The traditional dialect has spawned multiple modern varieties, and Northumbrian dialect can also be used to broadly include all of them:
The Nine Hours Strike was an 1871 labour dispute in the engineering trade, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain.Its name refers to the engineers' demand that a normal working day should consist of no more than nine hours.
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/ nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / ⓘ NEW-kah-səl), [5] is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south.