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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 ...
Whether you have found memories of your trip to Italy (hello, Luca or Siena) or simply want a name that has a certain cosmopolitan flair to it, we’ve got you covered with our roundup of city ...
The Golden Gate City [9] San Fran (locally disparaged) [118] San Jose. Man Jose; The Capital of Silicon Valley [9] San Jo (pronounced SAN HO) [119] Teal Town; Fin City; Tan Jose; The Garden City [120] Richest City in the USA; San Leandro – The 'Dro [121] San Luis Obispo. S.L.O. (as in, Experience the SLO Life) [122] Happiest City in America ...
City flag of Worcester, Massachusetts, with a heart in the middle. Athol – Tool Town [19] Fitchburg – The Dirty Burg [citation needed] Gardner. Chair City [63] [64] [65] [self-published source] [66] Furniture Capital of New England [67] Leominster – Pioneer Plastics City of the World [68] Winchendon – Toy Town USA [69] Worcester. The ...
"The City of Kings and Priests" – reputation as the historic capital founded by King Alfred the Great, as well as being an important religious foundation. [187] "Wenta" – shortened version of the city's original name back when first established, [188] Caerwenta. Worcester "The Faithful City" – reference to the English Civil War. [189 ...
An epithet (from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional') [1] is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. Certain epithets have been used for numerous people throughout history.
Experts who track women in politics said St. Paul, with a population of about 300,000 people, is the first large U.S. city they know of with an all-female city council.
This partial list of city nicknames in Connecticut compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that Connecticut cities and towns are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.