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Etymology of Manhattan, a Common card
"Manhattan", first entering the colonial record in 1609, is one of the oldest indigenous place names still extant in the United States.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Ranked #2,579 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Manhattan bears a particularly prominent toponym as the island on which New York City was founded, and a metonym for the city's power and influence.
- Its exact etymology is uncertain, but undoubtedly has its roots in the Munsee language of Lenapehoking.
- Possible meanings include that it is derived from the Lenape term for "island" itself or of some modified phrase, or that pars pro toto it originally referred only to the island's southern point, named after a hickory grove there.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Etymology of Manhattan article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Etymology of Manhattan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Johannes Vingboons (cartographer), Jacques Cortelyou (surveyor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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