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'''Tri-City''', '''Tricity''' or '''Tri-Cities''' may refer to: |
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'''Tri-Cities''' is an appellation used to refer to several municipal areas, each of which consists mainly of three cities of roughly the same size and regional importance. |
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==Populated places== |
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There are many such regions around the world, including the following: |
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===Americas=== |
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*[[Tri-Cities (British Columbia)]], consisting of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, located in the north-eastern section of Metro Vancouver. |
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====United States==== |
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* In California: |
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** [[Tri-Cities, San Diego County, California]]: [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]], [[Vista, California|Vista]], and [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] are sometimes referred to as the tri-cities. |
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* [[Tri-towns, Colorado]], the towns of [[Firestone, Colorado|Firestone]], [[Frederick, Colorado|Frederick]], and [[Dacono, Colorado|Dacono]] |
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* [[Tri-Cities, Illinois]], in [[Kane County, Illinois]], the county seat of Geneva and the nearby cities of Batavia, and St. Charles, |
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*In New York: |
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**The [[Triple Cities]], Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City |
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* In North Carolina: |
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* [[Tri-Cities, Oklahoma]], [[Tuttle, Oklahoma|Tuttle]], [[Newcastle, Oklahoma|Newcastle]], and [[Blanchard, Oklahoma|Blanchard]] |
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*[[Tri-City, Oregon]], is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, named for 3 cities: Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Riddle. |
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* The [[Lehigh Valley]] in Pennsylvania: Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton |
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* The [[Golden Triangle (Texas)]] consisting of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. |
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*In Virginia: |
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** The [[Historic Triangle]], three towns on the Virginia Peninsula, namely Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown |
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===Asia=== |
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====India==== |
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*[[Chandigarh Tricity]], consisting of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Ajitgarh |
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*[[Tri-Cities, Telangana]], consisting of [[Warangal]], [[Hanamakonda]], and [[Kazipet]] |
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====Nepal==== |
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*In [[Illinois]] and [[Iowa]], three of the four [[Quad Cities]] – [[Moline, Illinois|Moline]] and [[Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island]] in Illinois and [[Davenport, IA|Davenport]] in Iowa – were formerly known as the "Tri-Cities", before the inclusion of [[East Moline, Illinois]] and later, [[Bettendorf, Iowa]]. |
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* [[Tricity, Nepal]] consists of the cities of Baglung, Beni and Kusma. |
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====Saudi Arabia==== |
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*In Illinois, three far-western Chicago suburbs: [[St. Charles, Illinois|St. Charles]], [[Geneva, Illinois|Geneva]], and [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]] |
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* The [[Dammam metropolitan area]], consisting of Dhahran, Dammam and Khobar in Saudi Arabia |
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===Europe=== |
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====Poland==== |
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*In Colorado, the towns of Firestone, Frederick, and Dacono are known to locals as the "tri-towns" or "tri-town area" |
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* [[Tricity, Poland]], Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot |
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====Sweden==== |
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* [[Trollhättan]], [[Uddevalla]] and [[Vänersborg]] are called Tri-city (Swedish: [[:sv:Trestad|Trestad]]) as a combination |
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====United Kingdom==== |
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* [[West Yorkshire Urban Area]], the cities of [[Wakefield]], [[Leeds]] and [[Bradford]] |
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*[[Tri-City Americans]], ice hockey team in Kennewick, Washington. |
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*[[Tri-City Dust Devils]], a minor league baseball team in Pasco, Washington, United States. |
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*[[Tri-City ValleyCats]], a minor league baseball team in Troy, New York |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Tri-City News]], British Columbia's Lower Mainland |
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* Tri-City, the fictional setting of the computer game [[Need for Speed: Undercover]] |
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*In California, [[Chino Hills]], [[Diamond Bar]], and [[Brea]], representing San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange counties, respectively. |
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* Tricity Bendix, a brand of electrical appliances owned by [[Electrolux]] |
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* [[Yamaha Tricity]], a tilting three-wheeled motor scooter |
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*In California, [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]], [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] and [[Vista, California|Vista]] in northwest [[San Diego County]]. |
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*In California, [[San Francisco]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] are three cities located near each other, though they are most commonly referred to as the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]]. |
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*The [[Tri-Cities (British Columbia)|Tri-Cities]] of British Columbia, Canada, located east of Vancouver, are [[Coquitlam]], [[Port Coquitlam]], and [[Port Moody]]. |
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*[[Wuhan]] is a collection of the towns of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang in the Hubei Province of China. |
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*The [[Tricity]] (Polish: ''Trójmiasto'') in Poland refers to the agglomeration of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot |
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==See also== |
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* [[Twin city (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Triple cities]] |
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*[[Twin cities]] |
* [[Twin cities (geographical proximity)]] |
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* [[Quad-Cities]] |
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{{Disambiguation}} |
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Revision as of 23:55, 5 October 2015
Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-Cities may refer to:
Populated places
Americas
Canada
- Tri-Cities (British Columbia), consisting of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, located in the north-eastern section of Metro Vancouver.
- Tri-Cities (Ontario), consisting of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, Ontario.
United States
- In California:
- Tri-Cities, Alameda County, California: Fremont, Newark, and Union City are referred to as the Tri-City Area.
- Tri-Cities, San Diego County, California: Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad are sometimes referred to as the tri-cities.
- Tri-towns, Colorado, the towns of Firestone, Frederick, and Dacono
- Tri-Cities, Illinois, in Kane County, Illinois, the county seat of Geneva and the nearby cities of Batavia, and St. Charles,
- Tri-Cities, Michigan, consisting of Bay City, Saginaw, and Midland in the Saginaw Valley
- Tri-Cities, Nebraska in the south-central part of the state, Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings
- Tri-Cities, New Hampshire, Dover, Somersworth, and Rochester in the Seacoast Region
- In New York:
- The Triple Cities, Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City
- The Capital District, consisting of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
- In North Carolina:
- The Research Triangle in North Carolina, consisting of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
- The Piedmont Triad in North Carolina, consisting of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.
- Tri-Cities, Oklahoma, Tuttle, Newcastle, and Blanchard
- Tri-City, Oregon, is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, named for 3 cities: Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Riddle.
- The Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania: Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
- The Golden Triangle (Texas) consisting of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.
- Tri-Cities, Tennessee, Tennessee and Virginia, consisting of the twin cities of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City
- In Virginia:
- Tri-Cities, Virginia, consisting of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell in the Greater Richmond Region
- The Historic Triangle, three towns on the Virginia Peninsula, namely Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown
- Tri-Cities, Washington, consisting of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick, Washington
Asia
India
- Chandigarh Tricity, consisting of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Ajitgarh
- Tri-Cities, Telangana, consisting of Warangal, Hanamakonda, and Kazipet
Nepal
- Tricity, Nepal consists of the cities of Baglung, Beni and Kusma.
Saudi Arabia
- The Dammam metropolitan area, consisting of Dhahran, Dammam and Khobar in Saudi Arabia
Europe
Poland
- Tricity, Poland, Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot
Sweden
- Trollhättan, Uddevalla and Vänersborg are called Tri-city (Swedish: Trestad) as a combination
United Kingdom
- West Yorkshire Urban Area, the cities of Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford
Teams
- Tri-City Americans, ice hockey team in Kennewick, Washington.
- Tri-City Dust Devils, a minor league baseball team in Pasco, Washington, United States.
- Tri-City ValleyCats, a minor league baseball team in Troy, New York
Other uses
- Tri-City News, British Columbia's Lower Mainland
- Tri-City, the fictional setting of the computer game Need for Speed: Undercover
- Tricity Bendix, a brand of electrical appliances owned by Electrolux
- Yamaha Tricity, a tilting three-wheeled motor scooter