"Queen City" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. A small city in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
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  2. A small city in Cass County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
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  3. A former city in Adams County, Iowa, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
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  4. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Bangor, Maine.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-cIOaKcPt Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  5. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Buffalo, New York, so-called as it was once the largest city along the Great Lakes.
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  6. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Charlotte, North Carolina, named for British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-djysly~L Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  7. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Cincinnati, Ohio.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-YAiA7Q76 Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  8. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Clarksville, Tennessee.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-H1~l~dVr Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  9. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Cumberland, Maryland, historically, for being at one time the second largest city in Maryland.
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  10. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Denver, Colorado, often referred to as the "Queen City of the Plains".
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-d1yIsde6 Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  11. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Dickinson, North Dakota
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-mA~UwTLk Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  12. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Allentown, Pennsylvania.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-5fNWJVRn Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  13. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Manchester, New Hampshire, referred to as the “Queen City” due to it being larger than than New Hampshire’s capital, Concord.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-7phsaj8d Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  14. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Meridian, Mississippi, so-named either because it was an important stop on the Queen and Crescent rail line (itself deriving from Cincinnati's designation as Queen City) or because a "gypsy queen" Kelly Mithcell is buried there.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-LE-Iewzr Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  15. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, as regina is Latin for "queen"; the city was renamed (from Wascana) in honour of Queen Victoria, who was the British monarch at the time.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-yUAtz0ud Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  16. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Seattle, Washington, so-named in 1869 by real estate developers who heralded it as "the Future Queen City of the Pacific".
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-9sJg45mZ Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  17. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Springfield, Missouri.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-6XQS05xF Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  18. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Translations (nickname for Toronto): Ville reine [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-yAAhu2yB Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 Disambiguation of 'nickname for Toronto': 4 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 16 4 4
  19. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, named after Queen Victoria who was the British monarch at the time of the settlement's founding (1843).
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-yJ-oci0c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 5 3 3 5 3 3 13 3 3 3 3 8 9 5 3 3 13 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 4 4 2 2 9 2 2 8 2 2 2 2 5 16 3 2 2 23 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 6 3 4 3 3 3 13 3 3 3 3 7 9 3 3 3 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 7 7 3 3 5 3 3 13 3 3 3 3 7 9 4 3 3 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 8 9 2 4 7 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 5 12 3 2 2 18 2 Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
  20. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Burlington, Vermont.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-l~reuqXm Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
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