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The Great Wen is a nickname for London. London is the capital and largest city in England.
There are a variety of nicknames for London. Some of these include The Smoke or the Big Smoke, The Swinging City, Reykjavik, The great Wen, as well as London Town.
There is no British city exactly called "The Smoke".London in England, Britain, is nicknamed "The Big Smoke", in a reference to the Great Fire of London.These British cites have the nickname "Big Smoke" in reference to their Victorian industrial image where the skylines were polluted with coal smog:Belfast (Northern Ireland)Glasgow (Scotland)Manchester (England)
The Square Mile or just 'The City'. It also used to be referred to as 'The Smoke' or 'The Big Smoke.'
There is no official listing for a US city with the nickname A-town. However, Atlanta in the state of Georgia is nicknamed "the big A" which is similar to A-town.
Seattle, Washington has the nickname of "The Emerald City."Specifically, the nickname reflects the city's lush green landscapes. Seattle is located in the northwestern coastal area of Washington state. It benefits from its marine location and frequent rain events.
Indiana's official nickname is the "Hoosier State". Indianapolis is the capital city in Indiana.
Chicago received the nickname "Second City" in the late nineteenth century after being rebuilt from the great Chicago fire of 1873.
It does not have a popular nickname. It used to be called the Big Smoke in the days when smog was common. Also just the Big City.
The Big Smoke, a nickname given to cities with heavy pollution coupled with industrialization. Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Johannesburg, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Sudbury, Sydney, Brisbane, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City and Auckland have all earned this nickname.
New York City has a number of official (more or less) nicknames... Gotham The Big Apple The city so nice they named it twice Empire City The City that never sleeps
The Eternal City or The City of Fountains is Rome's nickname.