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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Some places have City in the name of the place, like New York City, Oregon City, Rapids City. Sometimes the place really doesn’t seem large enough to merit the name, like Siler City, NC, although I suppose in the 19th century it was more prominent in its part of the state.