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Nicknames of Places

Origins And Meanings of the Alternate And Secondary Names, Sobriquets, Titles, Epithets And ...

by Adrian Room

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"Many places in the world, from the smallest settlement to the largest expanse of land or water, have a secondary name. This new dictionary is devoted to over 4,500 such names. The Dictionary entries are arranged alphabetically by secondary name and include the city's real name, its location, and an explanation of the secondary name"--Provided by publisher.

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