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Lists Of Things Named After Places
* List of chess openings named after places * List of foods and drinks named after places * List of inventions named after places * List of minor planets named after places * List of places named after places in the United States * List of places named after places in the Philippines * Locations in the United States with an English name A large number of places in the U.S were named after places in England largely as a result of English settlers and explorers of the Thirteen Colonies. Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchest ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Things named after places Geography-related lists Lists of place names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Chess Openings Named After Places
Below is a list of chess openings named after places. ''The Oxford Companion to Chess'' lists 1,327 named chess openings and variants. Many of them are named for geographic places. A *Aachen Gambit of the Nimzowitsch Defense 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Nb4 *Abbazia Defense of the King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 *American Gambit of the Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nd2 *Adelaide Counter-Gambit of the King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 *Amsterdam Variation of the Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Qd2 *Arkhangelsk Defense (or Archangel Defense) of the Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 *Argentine Gambit of the Baltic Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Qa4+ c6 5.dxc6 Nxc6 *Argentine Variation of the Cambridge Springs Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 0-0 9.Bh4 *Armenian Variation of the French Defence 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Foods And Drinks Named After Places
Lists of foods named after places have been compiled by writers, sometimes on travel websites or food-oriented websites, as well as in books. Since all of these names are words derived from place names, they are all toponyms. This article covers English language food toponyms which may have originated in English or other languages. According to Delish.com, " ere's a rich history of naming foods after cities, towns, countries, and even the moon."Web page title"On the Map: Why Some Foods Are Named After Places" retrieved August 30, 2011 The following foods and drinks were named after places. Each non-obvious etymology is supported by a reference on the linked Wikipedia page. Food names are listed by country of the origin of the word, not necessarily where the food originated or was thought to have originated. Some foods are certified to originate in that region with a protected designation of origin (PDO). Africa * African eggplant * African pepper * Bourbon vanilla — Île B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Inventions Named After Places
This is a list of inventions and foods named after places. A-G * Adirondack chair – Adirondack mountains, US * Adirondack guideboat – Adirondack mountains, US * Angostura bitters – Angostura, now called Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela * Arbroath smokie – Arbroath, Scotland * Axminster carpet – Axminster, Somerset, UK * Badminton game – Badminton, Gloucestershire, UK * Bahian guitar – Bahia, Brazil * Bakewell tart – Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK * Balaclava (clothing), Balaclava – Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine * Balmoral bonnet – Balmoral Castle, Balmoral, Scotland * Balmoral (shoe), Balmoral shoe – Balmoral Castle, Balmoral, Scotland * Bánh mì – Saigon, Vietnam * Bangalore torpedo – Bangalore, India * Bath bun – Bath, Somerset, UK * Lattice truss bridge#Belfast truss, Belfast truss – Belfast, Northern Ireland * Berlin (carriage), Berlin – Berlin, Germany * Bikini – Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands * Blackpool rock – Blackpool, Lancashire, UK * Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Planets Named After Places
This is a list of minor planets named after places, organized by continent. Africa * 1193 Africa (Africa) Countries of Africa * 1197 Rhodesia (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) * 1213 Algeria (Algeria) * 1268 Libya (Libya) * 1278 Kenya (Kenya) *1279 Uganda (Uganda) *1430 Somalia (Somalia) * 1432 Ethiopia (Ethiopia) * 1638 Ruanda (Rwanda) * 1712 Angola (Angola) * 1718 Namibia (Namibia) * 1816 Liberia (Liberia) * 8766 Niger (Niger) * 19913 Aigyptios (Ancient Greek name of Egypt) Cities of Africa * 790 Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa) * 858 El Djezaïr (Algiers, Algeria) * 859 Bouzaréah ( Bouzareah, Algeria)) * 6362 Tunis (Tunis, Tunisia) *1245 Calvinia (Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa) * 1428 Mombasa (Mombasa, Kenya) * 1431 Luanda (Luanda, city in Angola) * 1948 Kampala (Kampala, city in Uganda) * 1949 Messina (Messina, town in South Africa) * 42776 Casablanca (Casablanca, Morocco) * 68718 Safi (Safi, Morocco) * 260824 Hermanus (Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa) *321484 Marsaalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places Named After Places In The United States
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places Named After Places In The Philippines
The list of places named after places in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... identifies namesake places and the eponymic Philippine place for which they are named. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Places Named After Places In The Philippines, List Of Lists of Philippine placename etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locations In The United States With An English Name
A large number of places in the U.S were named after places in England largely as a result of English settlers and explorers of the Thirteen Colonies. Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchester, Birmingham and Rochester). Others carry the prefix "New"; for example, the largest city in the US, New York, was named after York because King Charles II gave the land to his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II). Some places, such as Hartford, Connecticut, bear an archaic spelling of an English place (in this case Hertford). The American capital Washington, D.C. is named after the first U.S. President George Washington, whose surname was due to his family holding land in Washington, Tyne and Wear. Alabama * Ashford * Avon * Birmingham * Brent * Brighton * Chelsea * Leeds * New London * Oxford * Sheffield * Woodstock * York Alaska * Anchorage Arizona * Avondale * Chandler * Douglas * Winslow Arkansas * Bento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
