Pasadena
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
|
2005
|
|
© Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
Pasadena, Canada, USA 1. USA (California): founded in 1874 by Thomas B. Elliott who wanted a name associated with Native Americans; he called it Indiana Colony. The Post Office rejected the name and Elliott asked for suggestions for a new name. In 1875 a missionary working with the Chippewa people proposed four names: Gish kadenapasadena ‘Peak of the Valley’, Weoquanpasadena ‘Crown of the Valley’, Doegunpasadena ‘Key of the Valley’, and Pequadenpasadena ‘Hill of the Valley’. All were thought to be too awkward, but all had a common ending, Pasadena ‘of the Valley’, and this was chosen.2. USA (Texas): founded in 1895 and named after the city in California in the mistaken belief that the name was the Spanish for ‘Land of Flowers’ to describe the fields full of flowers along Vince's Bayou.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Nicaragua brightens as prospect for U.S. export growth.
Magazine article from: AgExporter; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Don't forget about Nicaragua - the roots of democracy have taken...is 4.5 percent. Improvement in Nicaragua's GDP, along with a jump in its...U.S. agricultural exports to Nicaragua nearly doubled in 1995 to a record...
|
|
COLOMBIA-NICARAGUA: DISPUTED OFFSHORE AREA RICH IN OIL RESERVES
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 7/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...that it would send a formal protest over Nicaragua's decision to allow foreign companies...s Pastrana most emphatically rejects Nicaragua's plans, which he described as a provocation...Colombia's Caracol radio station that Nicaragua had invited multinational companies to...
|
|
NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT & DONOR COUNTRIES ARE IN CONFLICT REGARDING TRANSPARENCY & UPCOMING ELECTIONS.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 8/3/2000; 700+ words
; ...interest loans. That amount is greater than Nicaragua's export earnings. Private-sector...association Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua (UPANEC), said Aleman's attitude...The G-5 comprises the ambassadors in Nicaragua from Canada, France, Spain, Sweden...
|
|
Nicaragua's First Cultural Series to Debut in South Florida and Washington, D.C.; Showcasing Nicaragua's Folkloric Masterpiece - El Gueguense - and Other Performing and Visual Arts.
Business Wire; 9/6/2006; 700+ words
; MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The Nicaragua Tourism Board today announced the country's first Nicaragua Cultural Series, with a variety of performances and exhibits being presented during the months of October and November in South Florida and Washington...
|
|
|
NICARAGUA: HONDURAS AND COLOMBIA CLAIM NICARAGUA'S PLANNED OIL EXPLORATION IN CARIBBEAN VIOLATES TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 8/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...exploration also encroaches upon its territory. Nicaragua's territorial dispute with Honduras and Colombia...can be traced back to the US occupation of Nicaragua in the 1920s. In 1928, Nicaragua signed a treaty recognizing the 15th parallel...
|
|
Nicaragua's complaint of aggression discussed by Security Council.
Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 3/1/1984; 700+ words
; ...Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of...several fuel depots were destroyed". Nicaragua assigned responsibility to "those who...of aggression and provocation against Nicaragua". In letters to the Security Council...
|
 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
|
Nicaragua hopes ship comes in: Backers say building a canal to rival Panama's would fulfill the nation's `destiny,' but skeptics fear disappointing history is doomed to repeat itself.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/23/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: Oscar Avila Dec. 23--RIVAS, Nicaragua -- When Nicaragua's president unveiled a plan for an $18 billion...in the way of the Grand Inter-Oceanic Canal of Nicaragua, as it would be called. And they're concerned...
|
|
Nicaragua Says It Will Destroy Missiles
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...11-13-2004 Dateline: MANAGUA, Nicaragua US. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld...and Enrique Bolanos, President of Nicaragua at a press conference in the Presidential House of Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, 12, Nov. 2004. Rumsfeld...
|
|
Nicaragua pursues growth creatively.
Newspaper article from: Market Latin America; 4/1/2006; 700+ words
; Something important is happening in Nicaragua. Amid the talk in the region of left...democracies, scandal, waste and corruption, Nicaragua-of all places-has embarked on a promising...humanism, and-economic opportunity. Nicaragua's economy has been in awful shape since...
|
|
Nicaragua.(doing business in Nicaragua)
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 1/1/2007; 700+ words
; DOING BUSINESS IN NICARAGUA. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce has...information on doing business in or with Nicaragua. Excerpts follow. If you wish to...attachment. Market Overview: The US is Nicaragua's largest trading partner--the...
|
|
Nicaragua
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
NICARAGUA Republic of Nicaragua Rep ú blica de Nicaragua CAPITAL: Managua FLAG: The national flag consists of a white horizontal stripe between two stripes of cobalt blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band. ANTHEM...
|
|
Nicaragua, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
NICARAGUA, RELATIONS WITH NICARAGUA, RELATIONS WITH. Nicaragua's 1838 declaration of independence from the United Provinces of Central America was originally of little interest to U.S. officials. Yet by the late 1840s, growing interest...
|
|
Nicaragua, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Nicaragua, U.S. Military Involvement in. The...has directly intervened militarily in Nicaragua three times, 1909–10, 1912...European intervention in the Caribbean. Nicaragua first gained importance to the United...
|
|
Creoles of Nicaragua
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Creoles of Nicaragua ETHNONYMS: Criollos, Miskito Coast...Orientation Identification. The Creoles of Nicaragua are an Afro-Caribbean population of...European ancestry, most of whom live in Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan Creoles' distinctive...
|
|
Nicaragua, Intelligence and Security
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Nicaragua, Intelligence and Security Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821, and became a republic...end of 1989, the Sandinistas had lost control of much of Nicaragua, but not before continued violence, rampant corruption...
|
