Daftar julukan kota di Rhode Island
Daftar julukan kota di Rhode Island ini mengandung samaran, julukan, dan slogan yang disematkan kepada beberapa kota di Rhode Island (resmi dan tidak resmi) oleh pemerintah kota, masyarakat setempat, orang asing, badan pariwisata, atau kamar dagang. Julukan kota berperan sebagai perintis identitas lokal, membantu orang asing mengenali masyarakat setempat, atau mengajak orang berkunjung karena julukannya khas; mengangkat martabat daerah; dan mempersatukan masyarakat.[1] Julukan dan slogan yang berubah menjadi "ideologi atau mitos" baru[2] juga diyakini memiliki potensi ekonomi.[1] Potensi ekonominya sulit diukur,[1] tetapi ada beberapa kota yang memakai slogan baru untuk memasarkan/mencitrakan diri dan memanfaatkan potensi ekonomi tersebut.[2]
Beberapa julukan tidak resmi bersifat positif dan negatif. Julukan tidak resmi di bawah ini populer dan sudah lama digunakan.
- Galilee (in the town of Narrangansett) – Tuna Capital of the World.[3]
- Newport
- Pawtucket – The Bucket[6][7]
- Providence
- Warwick – Crossroads of Rhode Island[11]
- Woonsocket – Woony
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Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]
- ^ a b c Muench, David (December 1993). "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" (PDF). University of Wisconsin Extension. Diarsipkan dari versi asli (PDF) tanggal March 9, 2013. Diakses tanggal April 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City:) Diarsipkan 2008-05-21 di Wayback Machine., MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
- ^ The World Capital of Whatever, The New York Times by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
- ^ Slogan appears on the masthead of the Newport Daily News[pranala nonaktif permanen] and on some of the city's letterhead stationery (for example, on this document[pranala nonaktif permanen]).
- ^ Watersport Locations Diarsipkan 2011-10-13 di Wayback Machine., VisitRhodeIsland.com website, accessed August 7, 2009
- ^ Pawtucket the real winner in annual Dragon boat race, Providence Journal, September 11, 2005. The Pawtucket Bucketeers, a local team participating in this race, derived its name "from their city's less-than-gracious nickname."
- ^ thebucketri.com Diarsipkan 2009-01-14 di Wayback Machine.: "'The Bucket', intended as a derogatory knick-name for the city of Pawtucket, has been embraced by locals..."
- ^ City of Providence, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation website, accessed January 5, 2008. "Providence has taken on the name 'The Renaissance City' in the 1990s as new office buildings, apartments, hotels, the Rhode Island Convention Center, Waterplace Park, and the Fleet Skating Rink liven the Downcity District."
- ^ a b Providence needs a new brand name by Mark Faverman, Providence Journal, December 24, 2006, accessed January 5, 2008. "Previous names like the Beehive of Industry and Renaissance City have not captured the public’s imagination and have failed to convey the right tone or uniqueness."
- ^ [1][pranala nonaktif permanen]
- ^ Warwick, VisitRhodeIsland.com website, accessed August 7, 2009
Pranala luar[sunting | sunting sumber]
- a list Diarsipkan 2015-02-14 di Wayback Machine. of American and a few Canadian nicknames
- U.S. cities list
