Lichtstad

E130071

nickname toponymic nickname

Lichtstad is the Dutch nickname for the city of Eindhoven, reflecting its historic association with the lighting industry and companies like Philips.

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Label	Occurrences
Lichtstad canonical	1
Lichtstad Eindhoven	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname ⓘ toponymic nickname ⓘ
appliesTo	Municipality of Eindhoven ⓘ surface form: municipality of Eindhoven urban area of Eindhoven ⓘ
associatedWithCompany	Philips (historical main base) ⓘ surface form: Philips
associatedWithIndustry	lighting industry ⓘ
category	Nicknames of cities in the Netherlands ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
hasAlternativeForm	Lichtstad self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lichtstad Eindhoven
hasCulturalAssociation	image of Eindhoven as a modern, illuminated city ⓘ innovation in lighting and technology ⓘ
language	Dutch ⓘ
meaning	City of Light ⓘ
reasonForName	historic association with lighting industry ⓘ presence of Philips lighting factories in Eindhoven ⓘ
refersTo	Eindhoven ⓘ
relatedTo	Philips Lighting ⓘ Philips headquarters historically in Eindhoven ⓘ
usedBy	Dutch media ⓘ Dutch speakers ⓘ residents of Eindhoven ⓘ
usedFor	Eindhoven ⓘ surface form: city of Eindhoven
usedInContext	cultural and sports events in Eindhoven ⓘ local and regional media about Eindhoven ⓘ tourism promotion for Eindhoven ⓘ
usedSinceCentury	20th century ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eindhoven → hasNickname → Lichtstad ⓘ

Lichtstad → hasAlternativeForm → Lichtstad self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lichtstad Eindhoven