BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
For example, in Washington Heights and Golan Heights, what does “heights” mean? What does it tell us about the place?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoHere’s a fun one. I live in a city called Terre Haute. It means “high ground.” It’s in a river valley.
minus-squarereattach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoTerre Haute has federal death row, Rose-Hulman, and Square Donuts. Am I missing anything?
Here’s a fun one. I live in a city called Terre Haute. It means “high ground.” It’s in a river valley.
Terre Haute has federal death row, Rose-Hulman, and Square Donuts. Am I missing anything?