Havana aan de Waal (informal, political)

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Havana aan de Waal is an informal, politically tinged nickname for the Dutch city of Nijmegen, alluding to its traditionally left-wing character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf informal nickname
political nickname
alludesTo left-wing political character of Nijmegen
appliedTo municipal politics of Nijmegen
comparedEntity Havana, capital of Cuba
connotation politically tinged
containsReferenceTo Havana
river Waal
country Netherlands
etymologyNote compares Nijmegen to Havana because of perceived socialist or leftist politics
geographicalAllusion located on the river Waal
hasComponent Havana
aan de Waal
hasPoliticalConnotation left-wing
impliesAssociationWith Cuban socialism
language Dutch
politicalSpectrumAssociation left-wing
refersTo Nijmegen NERFINISHED
refersToCity Nijmegen NERFINISHED
region Gelderland NERFINISHED
register informal
topic Dutch local politics
political culture of Nijmegen
usedAs nickname for the city of Nijmegen
usedBy Dutch media
political commentators in the Netherlands
usedInContext discussions of Nijmegen’s political orientation
usedSince late 20th century (approximate)

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nijmegen
hasNickname

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