Cottonopolis
E905
Cottonopolis is a historical nickname for Manchester, England, reflecting its prominence as a major center of the cotton and textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cottonopolis canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBecauseOf |
Manchester’s prominence in cotton spinning and weaving
ⓘ
Manchester’s role as a global hub for raw cotton processing ⓘ |
| appliedTo | city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th century
ⓘ
Lancashire cotton industry ⓘ factory system ⓘ mills ⓘ urban industrialization ⓘ |
| category |
History of the textile industry
ⓘ
Nicknames of cities ⓘ |
| connotation | industrial dominance in cotton manufacturing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
-polis
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| industry |
cotton industry
ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meaning | city of cotton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Manchester’s status as a major textile manufacturing center
ⓘ
high concentration of cotton mills in Manchester ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Manchester
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester, England
|
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Industrial Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Industrial Revolution in Britain
Manchester as the world’s first industrial city ⓘ |
| usedFor | describing Manchester’s role in the global cotton trade ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
economic history of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
history of Manchester ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.