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| x Toronto |
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2008 Summer Olympics |
Toronto (pronounced /təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially /ˈtrɒnoʊ/ or /təˈrɒnoʊ/) is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million...
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| x Istanbul |
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2008 Summer Olympics |
Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul; historically Byzantium and Constantinople; see the other names of Istanbul) is the largest city in Turkey, largest city proper and second largest metropolitan area in Europe, and fifth largest city proper in the world...
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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.
Osaka is a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of...
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| x Paris |
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Beijing | 2008 Summer Olympics |
Paris (pronounced /ˈpærɪs/ or /ˈpɛrəs/ in 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...
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| x Vancouver |
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1980 Winter Olympics |
Vancouver (pronounced /vænˈkuːvər/) is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the core of the largest metropolitan region in both British Columbia and Western Canada, although...
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| x Östersund |
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2002 Winter Olympics |
Östersund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈœstəʂɵnː]; Jamtish: [ˈɔstəʂɔnː] "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 the...
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| Åre | 1994 Winter Olympics | |||
| x Quebec City |
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2002 Winter Olympics |
Québec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Québec City (French: Québec, or Ville de 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 most...
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| x Sydney |
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2000 Summer Olympics |
Sydney (pronounced /ˈsɪdni/) is the largest city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million (2008 estimate). It is the state capital of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British colony in Australia....
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| x Beijing |
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2000 Summer Olympics |
Beijing (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ or /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ in English; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, IPA: [pèɪtɕíŋ]( listen); Wade-Giles: Pei3ching1 or Pei3-ching1) (also formerly known in English as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ ( listen) or /peɪˈkɪŋ/)) is a metropolis in...
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| Paris | 2008 Summer Olympics | |||
| 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 Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European...
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| x Manchester |
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2000 Summer Olympics |
Manchester (pronounced /ˈmæntʃɪstə/ ( listen), US: /ˈmæntʃɛstər/) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdom's...
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| x Lyon |
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1920 Summer Olympics |
Lyon, also known as Liyon in Arpetan, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes. Its name is pronounced [ljɔ̃] ( listen) in French and Arpitan, and /liːˈɒn/ (Lyon) or /ˈlaɪ.ənz/ (Lyons) in English. Lyon is the second-largest French...
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| x Amsterdam |
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1920 Summer Olympics |
Amsterdam (pronounced /ˈæmstərdæm/; Dutch [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 around 1 million (with...
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| x Detroit |
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1952 Summer Olympics |
Detroit (pronounced /dɪˈtrɔɪt/; from French: Détroit "strait", pronounced: [detʁwa] ( listen)) 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 region...
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| x Los Angeles |
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1952 Summer Olympics |
Los Angeles (pronounced /lɒˈsændʒələs/ los-AN-jə-ləs; Spanish: [los ˈaŋxeles]) is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an...
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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.
In 2005, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the Greater Philadelphia...
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| x Chicago |
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1952 Summer Olympics |
Chicago (pronounced /ʃɨˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɨˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with over 2.8 million people is the third largest city in the United States. Located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the...
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| x Helsinki |
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1952 Summer Olympics |
Helsinki ( listen (help·info); Swedish: Helsingfors, listen (help·info)) is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of...
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| x Åre |
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Östersund | 1994 Winter Olympics |
Åre (pronounced ore-eh) is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the...
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| x Salzburg | 2010 Winter Olympics |
Salzburg is a federal-state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,154 km, located adjacent to the German border. With 529,085 inhabitants it is one of the country's smaller states in terms of population. The capital city is also named Salzburg.
The...
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| x Pyeongchang County |
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2010 Winter Olympics |
Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The...
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