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English nicknames for places

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Thu, 01/08/2009 - 00:39 — Chris McCarthy

Most counties and places have nicknames. A nickname is a second, unofficial name. For example, the nickname for New York is 'The Big Apple'.

Below you will can see seven nicknames; all you have to do is match them up to the correct places.

Does you hometown or country have a nickname? What is it?

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  • The Windy City:






  • Beantown:





  • City of Light:





  • The Golden State:





  • The Land of the Rising Sun:





  • The Land Down-Under:





  • The Land of Smiles:









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Comments

Sun, 01/11/2009 - 09:38 — lucyitaly

information

Why is Boston called Beantown?
thanks

Sun, 01/11/2009 - 09:38 — lucyitaly

information

Why is Boston called Beantown?
thanks

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 08:41 — Chris McCarthy

Beantown

Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours.

Sun, 01/18/2009 - 20:55 — EnglishLearner

Please

Would someone explain to me the answers?
I wronged quite every answer!

The right ones were only Paris and Japan.

Sun, 01/18/2009 - 21:10 — EnglishLearner

About my country

I think that my country could be known as the "The boot". A strange coincidence gave it a particular shape!The shoes are always in pairs...so it's a bit strange we have only one!Maybe Cinderella lose more than one pair of shoes!
The city where I live is in the meaddle of the country and a few years ago was called by an original politician from the Po Valley "XXXX ladrona"!!!You can translate it into English as "dishonest town" but it looses its peculiar savour! I find this nickname very ironical and funny!

Sun, 03/15/2009 - 12:15 — lola

Question

WHY DO W CALL NEWYORK BIG APPLE .CAN ANY ONE TELL ME THE STORY OF IT.

Fri, 05/29/2009 - 19:29 — Yura

nickname

Very, very interesting!!! Smile But it's a pity that there are no explanations of all these nicknames. Wink
I don't know exactly but may be my country has a nickname - "yellow -blue", as a colour of our Flag. And the capital of our country is called - "the mother of all Russian towns" Wave

Wed, 10/07/2009 - 15:30 — ynastia

Nicknames for places

I'm also Ukrainian, Yura. I agree with you about Kyiv. Long times ago it was a capital of ancient state called Kievan Russia. The interesting detail is that we're considering Kyiv name as a male gender. It couldn't be mother, but FATHER!!!! Smile