City nicknames in the United States

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cultural phenomenon informal naming practice toponymic tradition

City nicknames in the United States are informal monikers given to American cities that highlight distinctive local characteristics, history, culture, or industry, such as “Horse Capital of the World.”

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Label	Occurrences
City nicknames in the United States canonical	2
city nickname in the United States	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural phenomenon ⓘ informal naming practice ⓘ toponymic tradition ⓘ
appliesTo	cities in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	informal monikers for American cities ⓘ
hasExample	Charm City NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerald City NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Capital of the World ⓘ Mile High City NERFINISHED ⓘ Motor City NERFINISHED ⓘ Music City NERFINISHED ⓘ Sin City NERFINISHED ⓘ Space City NERFINISHED ⓘ Steel City ⓘ The Alamo City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ The Biggest Little City in the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Circle City ⓘ The City Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ The City Different ⓘ The City by the Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ The City of Brotherly Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The City of Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ The City of Roses ⓘ The Crescent City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Forest City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Furniture City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Garden City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gateway City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hub NERFINISHED ⓘ The Live Music Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magic City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen City ⓘ The River City ⓘ The Rubber City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Steel City of the South ⓘ The Twin Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ Windy City NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	express local pride ⓘ highlight distinctive local characteristics ⓘ promote civic identity ⓘ promote tourism ⓘ reflect city culture ⓘ reflect city history ⓘ reflect dominant industries ⓘ support place branding ⓘ
relatedTo	American city identity ⓘ tourism marketing in the United States ⓘ urban branding in the United States ⓘ
usedIn	American English NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Horse Capital of the World → category → City nicknames in the United States ⓘ

City of Festivals → category → City nicknames in the United States ⓘ

Kringle Capital of the World → category → City nicknames in the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: city nickname in the United States