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  2. List of city nicknames in California - 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]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Category:Lists of city nicknames by U.S. state - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Lists of city nicknames by U.S. state" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. Category:Lists of cities by nickname - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Pages in category "Lists of cities by nickname" The following 23 pages are in this category, out ...

  6. What are the origins of some famous city nicknames? - AOL

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    Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this

  7. Nicknames of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The City by the Bay – refers to San Francisco Bay [12] The City of Love – as seen in Cool, Gray City of Love by Gary Kamiya [13] and in the lyrics of "San Francisco" by German eurodance group Cascada [14] The City that Knows How [15] The Golden City – in reference to the California Gold Rush and golden brown grass on hillsides in the dry ...

  8. Category:Lists of nicknames by city - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Lists of nicknames by city" The following 16 pages are ...

  9. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a tab le of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.