Gotham
Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United StatesNickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
» Don't ever come back to Gotham.
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2 sensesNickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330).
Examples
4 sentencesDon't ever come back to Gotham.
There are no more than two villains in Gotham.
Batman and Robin are the only heroes in Gotham.
Gotham City reminds me of New York where I'm from.
deGotham erinnert mich an New York, wo ich herkomme. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
“Homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”).“Homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”).
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