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Leopolis (from Greek roots meaning ''lion city'') may refer to: *The Latin name for Lviv, Ukraine **Leopolis Jazz Fest, held in Lviv * Leopolis, Missouri, USA; a ghost town * Leopolis, Wisconsin, USA; an unincorporated community * Leópolis, Paraná, Brazil; a municipality *Leópolis, the Portuguese and Spanish name of Lviv See also * Siṃhapura, the Sanskrit origin of Singapore, also means ''lion city'' * Shicheng Shicheng may refer to: * Shicheng, Beijing, in Miyun District, Beijing, China * Shicheng County, in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China * Shicheng (Zhejiang) Shicheng () is an ancient underwater city situated under Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, ...
, a Chinese underwater city. Its name means ''lion city'' {{place name disambiguation ...
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Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. It was named in honour of Leo, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Lviv emerged as the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia in the 14th century, superseding Halych, Chełm, Belz and Przemyśl. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia from 1272 to 1349, when it was conquered by King Casimir III the Great of Poland. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in the Kingdom of Poland. In 1772, after the First Partition of Poland, the city became the capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. In 1918, for a short time, it was the capital of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. Between the wars, the city was the centre of the Lwów Voivodeshi ...
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Leopolis Jazz Fest
Leopolis Jazz Fest (previously Alfa Jazz Fest) is an international jazz festival, annually held in June in Lviv (Ukraine) since 2011. ''The Guardian'' included Leopolis Jazz Fest in the list of the best European festivals. Overview The festival was established by Mikhail Fridman, a Russian oligarch, co-founder of LetterOne and Alfa Group, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alfa Group and a native of Lviv, in 2011. Until 2017 the main sponsor of the festival was Alfa-Bank (Ukraine), and therefore the festival was called Alfa Jazz Fest. In 2017, the festival was renamed to Leopolis Jazz Fest to indicate its venue (Leopolis is the city's name in Latin). In addition to concerts of jazz musicians from around the world, the festival also hosts jam sessions, master-classes and autograph sessions with global jazz stars. An annual awards ceremony, "Leopolis Jazz Music Awards" dedicated to Eddie Rosner (previously "Alfa Jazz Music Awards") is held during gala concert of the festi ...
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Leopolis, Missouri
Leopolis is an extinct town in Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee .... Leopolis was settled by a colony of Catholics, and most likely was named after a seminary of the same name near the original town site. A post office called Leopolis was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1901. References Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Livingston County, Missouri {{LivingstonCountyMO-geo-stub ...
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Leopolis, Wisconsin
Leopolis is an unincorporated census-designated place in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on County Highway D, between the towns of Herman, and Pella, Wisconsin Pella is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 877 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Leopolis is located partially within the town. There is a census-designated place also called Pella in the t .... As of the 2010 census, its population is 87. Notes Census-designated places in Wisconsin Census-designated places in Shawano County, Wisconsin {{ShawanoCountyWI-geo-stub ...
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Leópolis
Leópolis is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities, which are grouped into 39 microregions, which are grouped into 10 mesoregions. See also *G ... References Municipalities in Paraná {{ParanáBR-geo-stub ...
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Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only ...
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