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What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world)
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In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Paris. It's also a city in Texas.

[–] earlgrey0 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I see you and raise, Las Vegas, NM.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cairo, IL (Population 1,505)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Pronounced kæro (K air o)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Pronounced kæro (K air o)

Comically, in Latin the æ would be pronounced with a sound like “ai” in “aisle,” so kæro would be pretty much the same as how you would expect to say Cairo.

(Fun fact, in Latin “Caesar” is pronounced very similarly to “Kaiser,” and is where the word “Kaiser” comes from.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I’ve always heard it pronounced “Kay-roe”. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

https://blog.txfb-ins.com/texas-travel/european-cities-in-texas/ someone has mapped out the "European" Texas road trip.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

We also have a Paris in Ontario in Canada .... nice place next to the water and it even has the Eiffel Tower (painted as a mural on a storefront)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

On that note, Paris, Texas is a great movie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Did anyone fix the roof in the one house in London, Tx yet?