Gotham

== English == === Etymology === “Homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) +‎ hām (“home”). (New York City nickname): First used 1807 by Washington Irving in his Salmagundi Papers: see the quotation. The original pronunciation had /th/ with later loss of /h/. The pronunciation with /θ/ is a spelling pronunciation that arose from a misreading of th as a digraph. === Pronunciation === (nickname of New York, setting of the Batman franchise): IPA(key): /ˈɡɒθəm/ (English village): IPA(key): /ˈɡəʊtəm/ (English village) Rhymes: -əʊtəm === Proper noun === Gotham Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330). (fiction) Ellipsis of Gotham City: a fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Batman franchise. ==== Derived terms ==== Gothamite === See also === === References === === Further reading === Nicknames of New York City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gotham, Nottinghamshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gotham City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia