I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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?I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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-squareNAXLAB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoThings that are high up are associated with status. Naming something “heights” makes people imagine something desirable when they read the name.
Things that are high up are associated with status. Naming something “heights” makes people imagine something desirable when they read the name.