英语词汇queen cities的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Queen cities. A good number of American cities have the nickname “Queen City,” These include: Queen City of the Hills (Houston, Texas); Queen City of the Mountains (Helena, Mon- tana, also called Queen City of Montana); Queen City of the Plains (Denver, Colorado); Queen City of the Rio Grande (Al- buquerque, New Mexico); and Queen City of the West (Cincin- nati, Ohio, from a time when Cincinnati was considered far west.) Perhaps the most famous of Queen cities is the Queen City of the Mississippi (St. Louis, Missouri).

词汇	queen cities
词源	Queen cities. A good number of American cities have the nickname “Queen City,” These include: Queen City of the Hills (Houston, Texas); Queen City of the Mountains (Helena, Mon- tana, also called Queen City of Montana); Queen City of the Plains (Denver, Colorado); Queen City of the Rio Grande (Al- buquerque, New Mexico); and Queen City of the West (Cincin- nati, Ohio, from a time when Cincinnati was considered far west.) Perhaps the most famous of Queen cities is the Queen City of the Mississippi (St. Louis, Missouri).
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