City of Light

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City of Light is the nickname of Eindhoven, a Dutch city renowned for its historic association with Philips and its innovative lighting and technology industries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliesTo city in the Netherlands
municipality of Eindhoven
associatedWith Philips
country Netherlands
distinguishedFrom City of Light (Paris nickname)
etymologyReason presence of major lighting manufacturer Philips
hasReputation innovation in lighting
innovation in technology
knownFor historic association with Philips
lighting industry
technology industry
language Dutch
refersTo Eindhoven NERFINISHED
region North Brabant NERFINISHED
relatedEvent GLOW light festival (Eindhoven)
usedAs branding term for Eindhoven
tourism nickname
usedInContext city marketing
technology and design promotion

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eindhoven
hasNickname

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