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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. List of Hebrew place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of traditional Hebrew place names. This list includes: Places involved in the history (and beliefs) of Canaanite religion, Abrahamic religion and Hebrew culture and the (pre-Modern or directly associated Modern) Hebrew (and intelligible Canaanite) names given to them. Places whose official names include a (Modern) Hebrew form.

  4. List of Latin names of cities - Wikipedia

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    Vigornia. Worcester, England; Worcester, Massachusetts. Vindobona. Vienna, Austria. Latinized form of a Greek name. Naples/Neapolis is a rare exception to the rule of Latinization of foreign city names as it was established by the Greeks and predates Rome by many centuries. There was no need to change it as the name was too deeply entrenched.

  5. List of cities in China - Wikipedia

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    It has now become a proxy for demographic and social segmentation in China, especially relevant to those college-educated seeking non-governmental employment. [6][7][8] It is the general consensus that four cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, belong to the first tier, while tier II includes other major cities.

  6. List of cities in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Taichung, Taiwan's second largest city. Kaohsiung, Taiwan's largest port city and third largest city. Taipei, Taiwan's fourth largest city and the seat of the ROC government. Taoyuan, Taiwan's largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in this city. Tainan, Taiwan's ancient capital.

  7. List of cities and towns in Russia - Wikipedia

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    City Russian name Federal subject; Abakan: Абакан: Republic of Khakassia: Abaza: Абаза: Republic of Khakassia: Abdulino: Абдулино: Orenburg Oblast

  8. List of ancient Greek cities - Wikipedia

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    Khujand. Alexandria the Furthest, Khüjand, Khodzhent, Khudchand, Chodjend, Ispisar, Leninabad, Leninobod. Alexandria on the Indus. at the confluence of the Indus and Chenab rivers, Pakistan, 13 km from modern Uch. abandoned. Uch, Uch Sharif, Alexandria at the Head of the Punjab. Alexandria on the Oxus.

  9. Lists of cities - Wikipedia

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    List of cities proper by population. List of cities with the most skyscrapers. List of cities with more than one commercial airport. List of city name changes. List of largest cities throughout history. List of national capitals. List of ghost towns by country. List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants.