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Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.
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Nicknames for entire teams, whole offensive units, defensive units, or special teams. Names which are marked by an asterisk (*) are team nicknames which may have been coined by team members or local media, but never became well known to the public outside of the teams media market for a multitude of reasons, but most likely due to poor performance.
Students at the high school, led by the high school principal and the student council, solicited suggested mascot names from the student body and from the community. A variety of names were recommended and put on a ballot. The students at the high school voted to change the name to "Cougars". The Centennial School Board approved the new name. [311]
I have removed this team from the list of fictional teams for several reasons 1. nothing to indicate name clearly relates to an american indigenous group - it could be European instead, and google image search for "warbury warriors mascot" shows what appears to be a blue elephant 2.Teambased in England - so even if name is 'indigenous' their ...
Some national teams have even participated in major international competitions against FIFA member nations without having ever been part of FIFA or one of its confederations (examples include the North Vietnam national football team's participation in the Games of the New Emerging Forces football competitions or Northern Cyprus national ...
By the time singer/guitarist Scott Lucas and drummer Joe Daniels signed to Island Records and released their debut album, they were the only two members left, with Lucas adding a bass pickup to ...
The name has been adopted at least by a significant section of the English-language media and it is recognizable; The name is not easily confused with other clubs' names. In cases where there is some ambiguity as to the official spelling of a club's name in English, the name most commonly used by the English-language media should be used.