PS Iron City beer is/was produced in Pittsburgh, but I have never heard that as a reference for Pittsburgh. Amsterdam and Bruges are both called “Venice of the North” due to their layout crisscrossed by canals, and there are more towns in Northern Europe bearing the same nickname.A much more common and better known one for Athens is “the glorious city” (το κλεινόν άστυ)York in England is known as ‘the city of a thousand ghosts’Seoul: soul of Asia. I’m from nº85 Porto the invincible city 🙂I am a Miami native and I’ve never heard it referred to as “Little Cuba”. Other towns or suburban areas whose local government was accorded city status (including those since amalgamated) include:Local government areas with city status not listed above, all of which lie within Perth's metropolitan area, include:Cities listed below are those as defined by the states in which they are located. Some of my favorites are: Bologna (‘the fat one’), Toulouse (‘the pink city’), Cadiz (‘little silver cup’), Cuzco (‘the navel of the world’) and San Gimignano (‘Manhattan of the Middle Ages’). More suitable nicknames for SF: The City, The City By the BayVancouver – Lotusland or Vansterdam referring to the city’s laid back attitude toward drug use. This year’s appeal asked for the nicknames of Australian places: the informal names we use for our regions, cities, towns, and suburbs. To do so automatically outs you as a tourist.I agree. That’s good to know, Stefano. This is because the city of London boundaries are only 1 square mile and consist mainly of financial institutions.Johannesburg: The City of Gold and JoziAnd by the way, Sydney’s nickname is also Emerald CityNative BCer and never once has that been used. Time for a another reprint of an article I wrote for Australia and New Zealand magazine, this is the one that appeared in their March issue a couple of months ago.A month before that, I’d written an article about hopping on a plane and visiting other Australian cities and I was going to follow that article up with a round up of another plane hopping trip we did to Adelaide. Prague – The City of Hundred Spires, The Golden City, The Mother of Cities. A couple of common U.S. nicknames you forgot are The Mile-High City (Denver) and The Big “O” (Omaha).and New York – The City That Never SleepsFort Worth is also known as Panther City-And one day I’d like to travel to all the European villages and cities with a nickname related to Venice (there must be at least 25) .Rome – caput mundi, capital of the worldGreat list. Of course, you could add hundreds of other cities with beautiful nicknames. CheersWhat a neat list! Cincinnati, OH – Queen City of the West; & there are more Queen Cities out thereAnother famous city in Malaysia, Malacca is called “the Historic State.”Mogadishu: The White Pearl of the Indian OceanNice list!! Yes, correct very good and Hamilton is the “river city”. Categories Places 250+ Nicknames For Canada, Canadians and Its Cities However, as far as I now both of them are called “Big Smoke”, and Wikipedia confirms.I agree, Warsaw is my home city as well, and I agree that the nickname you used here is stupid, offensive, and it’s being used only by some people from other Polish cities competing for tourists dollars. Interesting topic and nice list, Miruna. This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia.A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." No one who knows San Francisco would ever refer to it as Frisco. We call it Raincouver and the Wet Coast though.Davao City, Philippines is known as “The New Jerusalem”Kansas City, MO is known as the City of Fountains. As well as supplementing our database, these appeals will help us identify possible new entries for the Australian National Dictionary (AND). They define us better than our names, they are clever and funny, and they tell so much about our personality. There are almost as many pot shops as Starbucks. The Rainy City, No Funcouver (in the news re: strict liquor laws), Raincouver, but VanCity ia the most popular.Houston, aka – Bayou City , Space city , Clutch city & H- Town!San Francisco is just known as “the city”What about Shanghai, China? The same goes for cities. Other nicknames include Raincity, Vancity or NoFunCity. (Basically, a showcase of songs, dance, acting and poems), and the “Land of Castles” for some of our remaining castles that still stands from the medieval times. Whether inspired by their history, architecture, local culture, or physical attributes, these descriptive appellations manage to capture the essence of the place they describe.Who the hell said the nickname for San Francisco is, “Frisco”? But I have to correct one false listing. Thanks.Adelaide isn’t just the City of Churches.
Also included are former cities that have lost city status due to LGA amalgamations or other factors.Former local government areas that were accorded city status (however since amalgamated) include: Don’t forget that New York City is also known as “The City That Never Sleeps.”Austin – The Violet Crown, The Live Music Capital of the World, Bat City, WaterlooPhilippines is the Pearl of the Orient, actually.