"Queen City" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Queen City}} Queen City
  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
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-lp7qQpyl Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 11 11 3 4 7 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 4 3
  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
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-BcIuyvdL Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 11 11 3 4 7 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 4 3
  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
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-7iu-FPaU Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 11 11 3 4 7 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 4 3
  4. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Bangor, Maine.
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  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): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 8 7 3 3 11 3 3 12 3 3 3 3 7 9 4 3 3 4 3
  7. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Cincinnati, Ohio.
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  8. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Clarksville, Tennessee.
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  9. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Cumberland, Maryland, historically, for being at one time the second largest city in Maryland.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-611wOFyS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 10 3 3 5 3 3 13 3 3 3 3 8 5 5 3 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 8 7 3 3 11 3 3 12 3 3 3 3 7 9 4 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 8 8 3 4 5 3 3 14 3 3 3 3 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 8 3 4 6 3 3 14 3 3 3 3 7 5 5 3 3 5 3
  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
  11. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Dickinson, North Dakota
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  12. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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  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
  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
  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
  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
  17. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Springfield, Missouri.
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  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 Disambiguation of 'nickname for Toronto': 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 14 5 5
  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).
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  20. A nickname for various cities and towns, including:
    Burlington, Vermont.
    Sense id: en-Queen_City-en-name-l~reuqXm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (place): City nicknames
Disambiguation of City nicknames: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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          "text": "In 1869 he located in Iowa and from that time to the date of his death, practiced his profession in Adams and Union counties. He was married to Mrs. Catharine Trippett at Queen City, Adams county, Iowa, June 21, 1870.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1966, Geological Survey Bulletin, page 3174:",
          "text": "Well developed in vicinity of Queen City, Cass County, Tex., in which area it was described by Kennedy (1892).",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1970, US-59 Reconstruction, Queen City to Sulphur River: Environmental Impact Statement, page 2:",
          "text": "The proposed improvement consists of the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 59 from F.M. 2791 in Queen City, Cass County, Texas , North to 2.4 miles North of the Sulphur River in Bowie County, Texas.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A former city in Adams County, Iowa, United States."
      ],
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        [
          "Adams County",
          "Adams County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iowa",
          "Iowa#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Bangor, Maine."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bangor",
          "Bangor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Buffalo, New York, so-called as it was once the largest city along the Great Lakes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buffalo",
          "Buffalo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Charlotte, North Carolina, named for British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Charlotte",
          "Charlotte"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Cincinnati, Ohio."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cincinnati",
          "Cincinnati"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Clarksville, Tennessee."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Clarksville",
          "Clarksville"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Cumberland, Maryland, historically, for being at one time the second largest city in Maryland."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cumberland",
          "Cumberland"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Denver, Colorado, often referred to as the \"Queen City of the Plains\"."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Denver",
          "Denver"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Dickinson, North Dakota"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dickinson",
          "Dickinson"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Allentown, Pennsylvania."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Allentown",
          "Allentown"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Manchester",
          "Manchester"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Meridian",
          "Meridian"
        ],
        [
          "gypsy",
          "gypsy"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Regina",
          "Regina"
        ],
        [
          "regina",
          "regina#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "Wascana",
          "Wascana"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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\"."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Seattle",
          "Seattle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Springfield, Missouri."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Springfield",
          "Springfield"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Toronto, Ontario, Canada."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Toronto",
          "Toronto"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Victoria",
          "Victoria"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nickname for various cities and towns, including:",
        "Burlington, Vermont."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Burlington",
          "Burlington"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "nickname for Toronto",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ville reine"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Queen City"
  ],
  "word": "Queen City"
}

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