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Does this seem legit? The most common words in place (town/city) names per state in the U.S.(lemmy.world)

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It’s kinda damn cool no matter what! 😎

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proudblond@lemmy.world
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Gotta love how the mapmaker didn’t even try with Hawaii.

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proudblond@lemmy.world
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Oh as in the word “Hawaiian”? lol, I figured they just meant the language and gave up. Most town names I’m familiar with in Hawaii have Hawaiian-language names. Oahu, Kona, Hilo, Waikiki, Lahaina, Makawao, Hana…

Anyway, good sleuthing!

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OpenStars@discuss.onlineOPM
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Hono, lulu, lola, kona, kaila, kili - fuck it, we ball, just send it out as-is!:-P

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droporain@lemmynsfw.com
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Bumfuck city. Yep Midwest checks out.

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nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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NM:
Eldorado at Santa Fe
Santa Ana Pueblo
Santa Clara village
Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Cruz
Santa Fe
Santa Rosa
Santa Teresa
Santo Domingo Pueblo (do we count this one? It is a matter of gender)

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OpenStars@discuss.onlineOPM
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It depends how sophisticated the algorithm.:-)

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MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world
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Many states insisting on things that they are not really about.

New Jersey: parks, Midwest: cities

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DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com
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New Mexico: Christmas

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Jack@lemmy.ca
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According to https://www.infographicsarchive.com/united-states-ranked-by-national-and-state-parks/ NJ has the 5th highest percentage of the state covered in national and state parks: 7.28%

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OpenStars@discuss.onlineOPM
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Probably it’s what, ~200 years ago, they hoped would eventually happen!? (like Kansas “City”:-)

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njm1314@lemmy.world
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Surprised to see Texas isn’t Spanish.

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OpenStars@discuss.onlineOPM
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Probably the names are too diverse? Dallas, Houston, Alamo, but they do have some like San Antonio.

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nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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While Texas may have a lot of Spanish place names, unlike NM using Santa a lot, and CA using San a lot, Texas just has Spanish names that do not include a similar word.

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