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Nicknames of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is known by a number of nicknames and colloquial names.
It is affectionately known as "Auld Reekie" (Middle Scots for "Old Smokey"), because when buildings were heated by coal fires, chimneys would spew thick columns of smoke into the air. This created a haze over the city when viewed from a distance. The colloquial pronunciation "Embra" or "Embro" has also been used, as in Robert Garioch's ''Embro to the Ploy''.
In the 19th century Edinburgh was called '"Modern Athens" and "the Athens of the North". The former term has fallen into disuse, but the latter still occurs in promotional tourist literature. The city has also been known by several Latin names, such as ''Aneda'' or ''Edina''. The adjectival form of the latter, ''Edinensis'', can often be seen inscribed on educational buildings.
The Scots poets Robert Fergusson and Robert Burns used the city's Latin name, ''Edina'' in their poems. Ben Jonson described it as "Britaine's other eye",〔(The Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson ). Retrieved 17 April 2007.〕 and Sir Walter Scott referred to it as "yon Empress of the North".〔(Marmion A Tale of Flodden Field by Walter Scott ). Retrieved 17 April 2007.〕 Robert Louis Stevenson, also a son of the city, wrote, "Edinburgh is what Paris ought to be".
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