英语词汇kings county的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Kings County; Queens County; Richmond. Since we have covered New York and the Bronx, it’s only fair that the origins of New York City’s remaining three counties, or boroughs, be touched upon here. Kings County, better known as Brooklyn, is named for England’s king Charles II; Queens County honors Catherine of Braganza, Charles’s queen; and Richmond, better known as Staten Island, is named for King Charles’s son, the duke of Richmond. Since New York County, or Manhattan, was named for King Charles’s brother James, duke of York, that leaves only the bronx of New York City’s four boroughs that isn’t named for Charles II’s royal family.

词汇	kings county
词源	Kings County; Queens County; Richmond. Since we have covered New York and the Bronx, it’s only fair that the origins of New York City’s remaining three counties, or boroughs, be touched upon here. Kings County, better known as Brooklyn, is named for England’s king Charles II; Queens County honors Catherine of Braganza, Charles’s queen; and Richmond, better known as Staten Island, is named for King Charles’s son, the duke of Richmond. Since New York County, or Manhattan, was named for King Charles’s brother James, duke of York, that leaves only the bronx of New York City’s four boroughs that isn’t named for Charles II’s royal family.
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