Knickerbocker (nickname for New Yorker)
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Knickerbocker is an old-fashioned nickname for a New Yorker, originally popularized by Washington Irving’s fictional historian Diedrich Knickerbocker and later associated with early Dutch settlers of New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knickerbocker (nickname for New Yorker) canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demonym
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fictional character ⓘ nickname ⓘ professional basketball team ⓘ satirical history book ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
descendants of early Dutch settlers in New York
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inhabitants of New Amsterdam (historical) ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | New York City ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Dutch American
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surface form:
Dutch Americans in New York
|
| associatedWithState | New York ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| culturalDomain |
American literature
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New York City history ⓘ |
| currentUsage |
archaic
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rare ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | derived from the fictional surname Knickerbocker ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Diedrich Knickerbocker ⓘ |
| fullName |
New York Knicks
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Knickerbockers
|
| hasConnotation |
historical
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old-fashioned ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Dutch New Yorkers
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Dutch settlers of New York ⓘ |
| influencedNameOf |
Knickerbocker Hotel
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Knickerbocker Theatre ⓘ Knickerbocker Trust Company ⓘ New York Knicks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originatesFromWork | A History of New York ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| popularizedThroughCharacter | Diedrich Knickerbocker ⓘ |
| refersTo |
The New Yorker
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surface form:
New Yorker
resident of New York City ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| register |
colloquial
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historical term ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Gothamite
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The New Yorker ⓘ
surface form:
New Yorker
|
| role | fictional historian ⓘ |
| semanticField | gentilic ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPeakUse |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | early New York families of Dutch origin ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.