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-square46fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-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-square46fedilinkfile-text
For example, in Washington Heights and Golan Heights, what does “heights” mean? What does it tell us about the place?
minus-squareBraveSirZaphod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoWashington Heights in NYC, at any rate, is physically high in elevation, and it’s not a particularly fancy area at all.
Washington Heights in NYC, at any rate, is physically high in elevation, and it’s not a particularly fancy area at all.