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x Toronto

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2008 Summer Olympics

Toronto (IPA: /təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially pronounced [ˈtrɑnoʊ] or [təˈɹɑnoʊ]) is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the...

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x Istanbul

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2008 Summer Olympics

Istanbul (Turkish:İstanbul; historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey and the third largest city in the world. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located...

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2002 Winter Olympics

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2000 Summer Olympics

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x Osaka

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2008 Summer Olympics

Osaka (大阪市, Ōsaka-shi) listen (help·info) is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū. The city is the capital of Osaka Prefecture. Osaka was historically the commercial...

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x Paris

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Beijing

2008 Summer Olympics

Paris (pronounced /ˈpærɨs/ in British English; [paʁi] (help·info) in French) is the capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (also known as the ...

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x Vancouver

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1980 Winter Olympics

Vancouver (pronounced /vænˈkuːvɚ/) is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and in the Pacific Northwest region. It is bounded by the...

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x Östersund

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2002 Winter Olympics

Östersund (pronounced [ˈœstəˌʂɵnː], Jamtish pronunciation: /ˈɔstəˌʂɔnː/ "Åstersånn") is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at...

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Åre

1994 Winter Olympics

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x Quebec City

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2002 Winter Olympics

Quebec City, sometimes rendered as Québec City (French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (pronounced /kwɨˈbɛk/ or /keˈbɛk/), is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second...

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x Sydney

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2000 Summer Olympics

Sydney (pronounced /ˈsɪdniː/) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.28 million (2006 estimate). It is the state capital of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British colony in...

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x Beijing

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2000 Summer Olympics

Beijing (help·info) (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ or /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ in English; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: [pèitɕíŋ]; Wade-Giles: Peiching or Pei-ching) (also formerly known in English as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/listen (info) or /peɪˈkɪŋ/)) is a metropolis in...

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Paris

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x Berlin

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2000 Summer Olympics

Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the ninth most populous urban area in the...

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x Manchester

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2000 Summer Olympics

Manchester (pronounced /ˈmantʃɛstər/ (USA) /ˈmantʃɛstə/ (UK) (help·info)) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted city status in 1853. It has a population of 458,100, and lies at the centre of the...

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x Lyon

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1920 Summer Olympics

== == Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced [ljɔ̃] (help·info) in French and Arpitan, and /liˈɒn/ or /laiənz/ in English. Lyon is the second-largest French urban area, the first being Paris...

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x Amsterdam

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1920 Summer Olympics

Amsterdam (pronounced [ɑmstərˈdɑm] (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population of 747,290 on 1 January 2008, comprises the...

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1952 Summer Olympics

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x Detroit

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1952 Summer Olympics

Detroit (pronounced /dɪˈtrɔɪt/) (French: Détroit, meaning "strait", pronounced [detʁwa] (help·info)) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest...

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x Los Angeles

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1952 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles (IPA: /lɑˈsændʒələs/, IPA: /los ˈaŋxeles/ in Spanish) is the largest city in the state of California and the American West as well as second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los...

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x Minneapolis-St. Paul

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1952 Summer Olympics

Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the most populous urban area in the state of Minnesota, United States, and is composed of 186 cities and townships. Built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers, the area is also nicknamed the Twin Cities...

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x Philadelphia

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1952 Summer Olympics

Philadelphia (pronounced /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the...

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x Chicago

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1952 Summer Olympics

Chicago (IPA: /ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/ or /ʃɪˈkɔːgoʊ/ pronounced shi-KAH-goh or shi-KAW-goh) is the largest city by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. It is the third-most populous city in the United States after...

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x Helsinki

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1952 Summer Olympics

Helsinki (in Finnish; listen (help·info)), or Helsingfors (in Swedish; listen (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of...

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x Åre

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Östersund

1994 Winter Olympics

Åre (pronounced ore-eh) is a ski resort (pop. 1,300) in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden. It is not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. Close to Mt. Åreskutan, it is a major center for alpine skiing in Sweden (Åre (ski area)). 25...

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