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  2. List of city nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    Part of the United States Postal Service's official "Valentine re-mailing" project. Follow their directions, and the US Federal Government will stamp "Heart Butte" on your letter, as the originating postmark. [11] Heckmondwike: Small town in West Yorkshire. This name is funny in this area of England as Heck is a synonym for Hell. Heil

  4. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  5. The Most Bizarrely-Named Cities in America - AOL

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    The weirdest city names become everyday vocabulary when you have them on speed dial. This is also why I can’t blame distracted Americans for living their lives in certain towns and cities while ...

  6. List of city nicknames in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Gateway to the South [7] Clarksville. Gateway to the New South [8] The Queen City or Queen of the Cumberland [9] Tennessee's Top Spot (introduced as a new city "brand" in April 2008) [10] Cleveland - The City with Spirit. Columbia – Mule Capital of the World [11][12] Elizabethton – City of Power [13] '. Gleason - Tater Town.

  7. List of the most common U.S. place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.

  8. List of city nicknames in Washington - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of nicknames, aliases, sobriquets and slogans for municipalities and unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Washington.. 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]

  9. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name means "City of Victory". The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. Agra (1501–1540): Derived from Sanskrit Agrevaṇa (अग्रेवण), or 'the border of the forest'. The name was first mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata.