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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Nicknames of Places: Origins and Meanings of the Alternate and Secondary Names, Sobriquets, Titles, Epithets and Slogans for 4600 Places Worldwide

Nicknames of Places: Origins and Meanings of the Alternate and Secondary Names, Sobriquets, Titles, Epithets and Slogans for 4600 Places Worldwide

Room, Adrian

Paperback

General World HistoryWorld War II

ISBN10: 0786466235
ISBN13: 9780786466238
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Sep 14 2011
Pages: 365
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

Many places in the world, from the smallest settlement to the largest expanse of land or water, have one or more secondary names--nicknames, titles, or slogans by which it is known in addition to its formal or usual name. Rarely if ever found on maps or in gazetteers, such names feature widely in popular use, travel guides, journalistic articles, and literature of all kinds. New York City (for instance) is the Big Apple, Baghdad on the Hudson, City of Ambition, Empire City, Gateway of the USA, Gotham...

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