The Throstles
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The Throstles is a traditional nickname for English football club West Bromwich Albion, referencing the song thrush bird associated with the club’s early history and crest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Throstles canonical | 2 |
| Throstles | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football club nickname
ⓘ
sports nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Throstles
ⓘ
surface form:
Throstles
|
| appliesToSport | association football ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | song thrush ⓘ |
| associatedBird | thrush ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
West Bromwich Albion F.C. crest
ⓘ
early history of West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ |
| category |
Nicknames of association football clubs
ⓘ
West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ |
| clubCountry | England ⓘ |
| clubCounty | West Midlands ⓘ |
| clubLocation |
Sandwell
ⓘ
surface form:
West Bromwich
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from dialect word for song thrush ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | masculine plural ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nicknameType | traditional nickname ⓘ |
| refersTo | West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ |
| shortNameOfClub |
WBA
ⓘ
West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
West Brom
|
| sport | football ⓘ |
| symbolism | represents a song thrush perched on a crossbar ⓘ |
| usedBy | supporters of West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
British sports media
ⓘ
English football culture ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Throstles