List of inventions named after places
This is a list of inventions and foods named after places.
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A-G[edit]
- Adirondack chair – Adirondack mountains, US
- Adirondack guideboat – Adirondack mountains, US
- Angostura bitters – Angostura, now called Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
- Arbroath smokie – Arbroath, Scotland
- Axminster carpet – Axminster, Somerset, UK
- Badminton game – Badminton, Gloucestershire, UK [1]
- Bahian guitar – Bahia, Brazil
- Bakewell tart – Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK [2]
- Balaclava – Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine [3]
- Balmoral bonnet – Balmoral, Scotland
- Balmoral shoe – Balmoral, Scotland
- Bánh mì – Saigon, Vietnam
- Bangalore torpedo – Bangalore, India
- Bath bun – Bath, Somerset, UK [4]
- Belfast truss – Belfast, Northern Ireland [5]
- Berlin – Berlin, Germany
- Bikini – Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands [6]
- Blackpool rock – Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
- Bordeaux mixture – Bordeaux, France[7]
- Bristol board – Bristol, UK
- Brummagem Ware – Birmingham, UK
- Bungalow – Bengal, India [8]
- Cambric – Cambrai, France known as Kameryk in Dutch [9]
- Camembert – Camembert, Orne, France [10]
- Calico – Kozhikode, Kerala, India known as Calicut [11]
- Cape cart – Cape of Good Hope
- Champagne – Champagne, France
- Chelsea bun – Chelsea, London, UK
- Chorley cake – Chorley, Lancashire, UK
- Chicago screw – Chicago, Illinois, US
- China - China
- Cologne - Cologne, Germany
- Cognac – Cognac, France[12]
- Concord coach – Concord, New Hampshire, US
- Corinthian bronze – Corinth, Greece [13]
- Cornish pasty – Cornwall, UK
- Damascus steel – Damascus, Syria
- Damask – Damascus, Syria
- Delftware – Delft, Netherlands [14]
- Denim – Nimes, France [15]
- Dresden porcelain – Dresden, Germany
- Denver boot – Denver, US
- Duffel Bag – Duffel, Belgium
- Dum-dum bullet – Dum Dum, West Bengal, India [16]
- Dymkovo toy – Dymkovo settlement, Russia[17]
- Eccles cake – Eccles, Greater Manchester, UK
- Elswick cruiser – Elswick, Tyne and Wear
- Eton crop – Eton, Berkshire, UK [18]
- Eton mess – Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, UK
- Fedoskino miniature – Fedoskino, Russia
- Fez – Fez, Morocco[19]
- Finnan haddie – Findon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [20]
- French horn - France
- Frankfurter – Frankfurt, Germany
- Gordian knot – Gordium, Turkey
H-Q[edit]
- Hackney carriage – Hackney, London
- Hamburger – Hamburg, Germany
- Harris tweed – Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- Homburg – Bad Homburg, Germany
- Jeans – Genoa, Italy[21]
- Jodhpurs – Jodhpur, India
- Jena glass – Jena, Germany
- Jersey barrier – New Jersey, US
- Jersey (clothing), Jersey (fabric) – Jersey
- Kentucky rifle – Kentucky, US
- Khokhloma – Khokhloma settlement, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia[22]
- Lancashire boiler – Lancashire, UK
- Landau – Landau, Germany
- Leyden jar – Leiden, Netherlands [23]
- Limerick – Limerick, Ireland
- Limousine – Limousin, France [24]
- Lincoln green – Lincoln, UK
- Macassar oil – Makassar, Indonesia
- Madeira Islands — Madeira Islands via Madeira wine
- Madeira wine — Madeira Islands
- Magenta – Magenta, Lombardy
- Marathon race – Marathon, Greece
- Mayonnaise – Mahón, Menorca, Spain
- Muscovy glass – Moscow, Russia
- Nankeen – Nanking, China[25]
- Norfolk wherry – Norfolk, UK
- Orenburg shawl – Orenburg, Russia
- Oxford bags – Oxford, UK
- Oxford brogues – Oxford, UK
- Panama hat – Panama
- Paris Green – Paris, France
- Parchment – Pergamon, Turkey [26]
- Pilsner – Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Plaster of Paris – Paris, France
- Polonium – Poland
- Pomfret Cakes – Pontefract, Yorkshire, UK
- Port wine – Porto, Portugal
- Portland cement – Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK [27]
R-Z[edit]
- Roman candle (firework) – Rome, Italy
- Rugby football – Rugby, Warwickshire, UK [28]
- Russian guitar – Russia
- Russian Mountains – Russia[29]
- Samian ware – Samos, Greece[30]
- Sherry – Jerez de la Frontera, Spain [31]
- Sienna – Siena, Italy
- Surrey (carriage) – Surrey, UK
- Trojan horse – Troy, Turkey
- Tula pryanik – Tula, Russia[32]
- Tulle (netting) – Tulle, France
- Venetian blind – Venice, Italy
- Venetian glass – Venice, Italy
- Yorkshire pudding – Yorkshire, UK
- Worcester sauce – Worcester, UK [33]
- Worsted – Worstead, Norfolk, UK [34]
- Zhostovo painting – Zhostovo, Russia
See also[edit]
- List of inventions named after people
- List of inventors
- List of inventors killed by their own inventions
References[edit]
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- ^ "Bakewell Tart". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Define Balaclava". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Sally Lunn's". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ J. R. Gilfillan, S. G. Gilbert, The Historic Belfast Timber Truss – A Way to Promote Sustainable Roof Construction, 2002.
- ^ "History of the Bikini". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Facts about Bordeaux mixture". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Define Bungalow". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Define Cambric". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Camembert:The History of the Cheese". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Calicut". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Cognac Region France". Western France Tourist Board. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Corinthian Bronze" (PDF). Gold Bulletin. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Dutch Delftware". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "History of Denim" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "0.303 Rifle". Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Dymkovo toy: all about the history and the best makers (in Russian)
- ^ "1920s Hairstyles". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Fez Hats". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Traditional Scottish Recipes". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Casual Denim Jeans". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Khokhloma Ware: Folk art for the masses by Stuart King
- ^ "Leyden jars". Spark Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Define Limousine". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "On-line Dictionary". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Inventions and Discoveries". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "The Development of Portland Cement". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Rugby Football History". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Roller Coasters A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines pg 14 (1st Published Edition)
- ^ "Samian Ware- An Introduction". New archeology. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Sherry Wines in Spain". Linc Spanish School. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Tula gingerbread at russia.worlds.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "National County Guide". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "The Free Dictionary". Retrieved 24 August 2010.