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Largest one-syllable cities in the United States and Canada
The list below identifies the largest one-syllable cities in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and Canada. A minimum population of 10,000 was required for inclusion on the list. The most common city name found on the list is “Troy” … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, fun, geography, history, place names, syllables, towns, words
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Cities pronounced the same, but spelled differently
The following list identifies cities and towns whose names are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections, are most welcome. Enjoy! Ashville, OH <-> Asheville, NC Baalbek, Lebanon <-> Balbec, IN – Thank you, Dan! … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, geography, history, language, placenames, towns, words
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Full city/town-to-city/town anagrams
Shown in alphabetical order by larger city (town) by population on the left and smaller one on the right. As there are likely many more examples of full city/town anagrams, please feel free to forward any not listed for inclusion. … Continue reading
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Cities/towns with rude and crude names – NSFW
Below is a list of just some of the rudest, crudest, and socially unacceptable town names around the world, particularly when they are pronounced in English or translated. It’s hard to believe that these are just the tip of the … Continue reading
Cities with three (3) or more matching letters in their name
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that have at least three (3) of the same letter from the English/Latin alphabet in their name. As is readily evident, the letter “A” far surpasses all other letters of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Cullen, English alphabet, language, Latin alphabet, place names, repeating letters, Three on a Match, words
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City names with the most syllables (in English)
Below is my list of the city names with the most syllables when pronounced in English. These geographic brain benders and tongue twisters do not include hamlets, villages, and/or small towns. Any additions or corrections to his list of cities … Continue reading
USA city names with each letter in reverse-alpha order
Only located five of examples of these compared to the nine cities with all their letters in alphabetical order (see July 10th post). A fascinating tidbit is Rome and Utica, New York are in the same metropolitan area. Any additions … Continue reading
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USA city names with each letter in alphabetical order
Here’s a list of nine ten cities and towns I came up with, of cities in the United States where each letter in the city name is presented in alphabetical order. Any oversights from the USA or others known elsewhere are welcome. For … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, geography, gun, language, statistics, USA, wordplay, words, writing
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Slang and synonyms for “urban”
As a follow-up to terms for “rural,” here’s my list of positive and demeaning terms for “urban.” Asphalt jungle Built Built environment Built-up Citified Concrete jungle Conurbation Cosmopolitan Dense Downtown Inner City Manhattanized Megalopolis Metropolis Metropolitan Micropolitan Midtown Overbuilt Sprawl … Continue reading
Cities with all the vowels
Here’s my list of cities whose name contains all five of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in the Latin/Roman alphabet. A couple of interesting findings among the list: The majority of city names with all the vowels consist … Continue reading
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Tagged alphabet, cities, etymology, geography, language, letters, places, vowels, words
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