Diamond, noun

An element in various nicknames given to the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, the headquarters of the diamond industry, as Diamond City, Diamondia, Diamondopolis, Diamond Town.
1924 L. Cohen Reminisc. of Jhb. 88A good tale is told of Couper during the time he kept a boxing school in Diamondopolis.
1928 L.P. Greene Adventure Omnibus 459In order to bring that affair to a successful conclusion the Major had been obliged to move to the Diamond Town.
1931 G. Beet Grand Old Days 138J.B. Robinson Diamond Merchant, of Diamondia, Begs to announce to the Diggers that he has removed to the New Rush, De Beers, where he will continue to buy Diamonds at the highest market prices.
1966 Std Bank Pocket Guide to S. Afr. 14The Big Hole is 3,601 feet deep, 1,520 feet across and almost a mile in circumference. It is situated at Kimberley, South Africa’s ‘Diamond City’.
1971 Daily Dispatch 10 July (Suppl.)Diamond City Celebrates.
1989 Personality 13 Mar. 38Then came the South African War and the siege of Kimberley, with the Boers at the gates of Diamond City.
1992 E. Prov. Herald 30 Jan. 2At a historic conference held in Kimberley yesterday, the majority of delegates from 30 organisations decided in principle on a multi-racial council for the Diamond City.
An element in various nicknames given to the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, the headquarters of the diamond industry, as Diamond City, Diamondia, Diamondopolis, Diamond Town.
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