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  2. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    The suffix "-ville," from the French word for "city" is common for town and city names throughout the United States. Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock ...

  3. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    Tooele County, Utah (originates from "tule", a Spanish word of Aztec origin meaning "bulrush") Utah County, Utah (from the Spanish name Yuta, given to the Ute People by early explorers to the area.) Uvalde County, Texas (Named after Juan de Ugalde) Valencia County, New Mexico (Spanish city of Valencia) Val Verde County, Texas (Valverde)

  4. List of the United States cities with large French American ...

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    The cities with the largest French American populations are in Maine. However, in northern Maine, they are of Acadian ancestry, and in southern Maine and northern New Hampshire, of Canadian ancestry. The cities are as follows: [1]

  5. Lists of cities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following articles contain lists of cities in the United States of America: Lists of populated places in the United States - Lists of U.S. cities by state; List of United States cities by population; List of United States cities by area; List of United States cities by elevation; List of most populous cities in the United States by decade

  6. List of capitals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals. Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas. Most ...

  7. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States

  8. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name was given to the city by King Adrianjaka. Known as Tananarive from 1630 to December 30, 1975. Tananarive serves as the city's French name and is still in use today. Malawi: Lilongwe: Named after the Lilongwe River. Zomba (1889 – January 1, 1975) Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (كوالا لومڤور): "Muddy Confluence" in Malay. The ...

  9. List of United States cities by population - Wikipedia

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    The city name [1] The name of the state in which the city lies [1] The city population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [1] The city population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [1] The city percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023