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Named after Detroit's area code, 313, this nickname symbolizes local pride and has been popularized in media such as the film 8 Mile (2002). [5] D-Town A casual and widely used nickname that represents Detroit's urban identity. Renaissance City A nod to Detroit's efforts in urban revitalization and the Renaissance Center complex. Hockeytown
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
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]
With only 6 percent of firefighters being women, she said the initiative is one that has inspired girls. Guiler also launched the organization Triple F Foundation that helps other firefighters ...
Detroit Red Wings 2024 draft pick Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (28) watches from the bench during the last day of development camp. July 5, 2024 in Detroit. Meet 'Taxi'
"Gu Zhi Zhaohu 古之昭虎" (Chinese, "Like the ancient Zhaohu"; Zhaohu itself is a nickname for Duke Zhaomu of Zhou, who defeated 40,000 Dongyi of the Jianghuai with his 7,000 strong army) – Zhang Liao, general of the Eastern Han dynasty and Cao Wei serving under the warlord Cao Cao, for his victory at the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
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