When a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to? - eviltoast

For example, in Washington Heights and Golan Heights, what does “heights” mean? What does it tell us about the place?

  • Square Singer@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    The term high in highway has nothing to do with elevation, but has the same meaning as in “high government official”, “high society” or “high priest”.

    None of them are named so, because they are especially tall, but because they are of elevated status. Same as the highway or high street.