BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-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-down1·1 year 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.