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Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
Hollywood-inspired nicknames, most starting with the first letter or letters of the location and ending in the suffix "-ollywood" or "-wood", have been given to various locations around the world with associations to the film industry – inspired by the iconic Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, whose name has come to be a metonym for the motion picture industry of the United States.
Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this
City nicknames by country (13 P) L. Lists of cities by nickname (2 C, 23 P) Pages in category "City nicknames" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 ...
The City of Seven Hills. Porkopolis. The 'Nati. We know Cincinnati by many names. Arguably our most recognizable moniker is the Queen City.
Lists of nicknames by city (16 P) U. Lists of city nicknames by U.S. state (52 P) Pages in category "Lists of cities by nickname"
Pages in category "Lists of nicknames by city" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
City nicknames and slogans can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community, attracting people to a community because of its nickname, promote civic pride, and build community unity. [2] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [3] are also believed to have economic ...