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Category Archives: Language
Cities/Towns Named for Native American Indian Chiefs
The following list of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and unincorporated communities that were named for Native American Indian Chiefs. Several ghost towns are also included. This list includes translation-corrupted names, Anglicized names, as well as native names for chiefs. In … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, civics, culture, geography, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Language, Maps, Native Americans, place names, Statistics, Travel
Tagged American Indians, chiefs, etymology, First Nations, Native Americans, tribes
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The Descriptive Detail of Inuit Town Names
As Inuit town names are being reestablished in the Arctic regions of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, this author has found them to often be much more interesting and descriptive than the former English or Danish (in Greenland) names. Too often, … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, Arctic, Canada, cities, civics, culture, diversity, environment, Europe, geography, land use, Language, North America, place names, placemaking, planning, topography, Travel
Tagged Alaska, Arctic, Greenland, Inuit, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec
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Canada’s Fastest Growing Province/Territory is…
No, it is not Pacific sunset British Columbia or energy-rich Alberta. Nor is it Toronto-infused Ontario. As a percentage, the fastest growing province/territory in Canada is the far-north Inuit territory of Nunavut which lodged an impressive a 12.7% increase in … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, civics, demographics, geography, health, Health care, history, Housing, Language, Maps, planning, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged Inuit, Nunavut, population data, provinces/territories
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“Instrumental” Towns
A little fun for the start of the work week with city/town names that include the name of an instrument in their name. If you know of others we missed, please feel free to pass them along for inclusion. Bass, … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, fun, geography, Language, Music, place names
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“AAARTH” – An Amazing Album Reaches Tremendous Heights!
Please let me chew on the words of a recent blogpost for a moment….(munch, munch, munch). Thank you. I really thought nothing could possibly equal Metric’s Art of Doubt when it came to new Alternative Rock music in 2018. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, entertainment, fun, Language, Music, music reviews, songs, UK, video, writing
Tagged AAARTH, album reviews, music, songs, The Better Me, The Joy Formidable, Wales
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Playing “Boggle” With City Names Inside City Names
Taking a page from Peggy Hill’s championship playbook for the classic word game “Boggle,” the following list identifies those cities or towns whose name contains the names of other cities and towns. A minimum of three (3) other city or … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, Communications, fun, geography, Language, place names, placemaking, Statistics
Tagged Boggle, games, geography, King of the Hill, Peggy Hill, wordplay
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Fishy Town Names
Here’s my working list of cities, towns, and villages that are named after fish, fish related activities, or include some form of fish terminology in their name. Please note that in some instances the place name may not have originally … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, cities, environment, fun, geography, history, Language, nature, place names, Wildlife
Tagged fish, shellfish
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A Tasty Slice of “Tibetan Peach Pie”
If you want to read a book that will put a smile on your face and have you chuckling throughout, then serve yourself up a hearty and tasty slice of Tibetan Peach Pie by author Tom Robbins. Subtitled A True Account … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, culture, fun, history, humanity, Language, literature, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, literature, memoirs, quotes, writing
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Cities With Single Letter Name Differences
Just for fun, below is my list of cities with nearly the same name, except for one (1) single letter. Most commonly, the (1) letter difference arrises from these sources: Plural versus singular, such as Danville versus Danville Use of … Continue reading
Posted in cities, fun, geography, Language, Maps, place names
Tagged cities, fun, geography, place names
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Longest large city names without duplicate letters
Using the web I was able to identify 114 cities (some with the same name) with a minimum population of 100,000, which have at least eight (8) English alphabet letters that do not repeat. The list is provided below. Any … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, Communications, geography, history, Language, place names
Tagged cities, geography, language, place names
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