BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1message-squareWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
For example, in Washington Heights and Golan Heights, what does “heights” mean? What does it tell us about the place?
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·10 months agoWhere I live there is a “College Heights”. It is not at a higher elevation, in fact it is one of the lowest areas, nor is it near the college. They just name shit whatever they think will make the most money.
Where I live there is a “College Heights”. It is not at a higher elevation, in fact it is one of the lowest areas, nor is it near the college. They just name shit whatever they think will make the most money.