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Cape Roca. / 38.78083°N 9.50056°W / 38.78083; -9.50056. Cabo da Roca ( Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ðɐ ˈʁɔkɐ]) or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. [1] It is situated in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in ...
The Little Magician, given to him during his time in the state of New York, because of his smooth politics and short stature. [45] [46] Machiavellian Bellshazzar, given to him by detractors [47] Martin Van Ruin [43] The Master Spirit [43] Matty Van from "Tippecanoe Songs of 1840" [48]
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
The nickname is used by white and Asian people alike, and came to many people's attention in the film East is East. "Bruddersford" – name coined by J. B. Priestley for his fictional portrayals of Bradford. "Curry Capital of Britain" or simply "Curry Capital" – a title gained by the city's rich history with curry.
Fat Dave, El Rey David = David Nalbandian [45] FedEx (press), King Roger, The (Swiss) Maestro, God of tennis = Roger Federer [46] Fiery or Fiery Fred = Fred Stolle [47] The Flying Dutchman = Tom Okker [48] [49] Fox, Carrot, Jannik The Merciless = Jannik Sinner. The Four Musketeers =.
This is a list of cities and towns in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
As of March 2014, the Eastern Cape has changed the name of 134 places, placing it third nationally after Mpumalanga and the Limpopo provinces. Most name changes have been correcting misspellings in the former homelands of Transkei and Ciskei (see below). There have also been a number of name change proposals in the western half of the province ...