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  2. City of Light - Wikipedia

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    In antiquity the city was known under the ancient name Lychnidos. probably meaning "City of Light" Perth, Western Australia, became known worldwide as the "City of Light" when city's residents lit their house lights and streetlights as American astronaut John Glenn passed overhead while orbiting the Earth on Friendship 7 in 1962. The city ...

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

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    City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, help outsiders recognize a community, attract 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]

  4. City of the Violet Crown - Wikipedia

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    The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown." The phrase is generally thought to refer to the atmospheric phenomenon more commonly known as the Belt of Venus. The phrase is also said to be connected to the moonlight towers of Austin. [3]

  5. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Riyadh: The city's name is derived from the Arabic word رياض riyadh, which means "gardens", plural of "rawdha" روضة. particularly those formed in the desert after rains. Jiddah: There are at least two explanations for the etymology of the name Jeddah, according to Jeddah Ibn Helwaan Al-Qudaa'iy, the chief of the Quda'a clan.

  6. List of city nicknames and slogans in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Some nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, disparaging or derogatory. City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, promote civic pride, build civic unity, market the community, and attract residents and businesses. [1] They are also believed to have economic value, though their economic value is difficult to measure. [1]

  7. Why is Kansas City called ‘The City of Fountains?’ Here’s the ...

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    You’ll find more than 200 fountains lining Kansas City’s courtyards, plazas and boulevards. You’ll find fountains both large and small, both artistically intricate and beautifully simple.

  8. List of city nicknames in New York State - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. City nickname - Wikipedia

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    A municipality nickname is an alias or sobriquet that a city or other municipality is known by (or have historically been known by), to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. They may be official or unofficial. Municipality may also be associated with mottos, slogans, or taglines. [1]