Queen City
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The term "Queen City" is used to describe the capital city of a province or state, where that country observes a monarch (typically the Queen) as the “head of state”.[citation needed]
Regina, Saskatchewan is fondly referred to as the Queen City because Regina is Latin for Queen; named after Queen Victoria.
Toronto, Ontario is sometimes referred to as "Queen City", particularly by francophone residents of Quebec ("La Ville-Reine"). Auckland, New Zealand has been known as the "Queen City" despite no longer being the capital of New Zealand, although this moniker has largely fallen into disuse.
Queen City can also refer to:
The term "Queen City" is also used by a number of cities in the United States although it is not used to describe the city as a capital city.
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Bangor, Maine
- Buffalo, New York
- Burlington, Vermont
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Cumberland, Maryland
- Helena, Montana
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Marion, Indiana
- Seattle, Washington
- Spearfish, South Dakota
- Springfield, Missouri
- Staunton, Virginia
- Clarksville, Tennessee
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