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Third Coast is an American colloquialism sometimes used in the U. S. for the Great Lakes region, with the others coasts being called "East Coast", "West Coast", and the "Gulf Coast." It most likely came into favor in the early 20th century when Milwaukee was considered "Deutsches Athen" (German Athens) or "Athens of the Midwest" due to its generally socialist political leanings^{[citation needed]}. It became especially popular in the general Great Lakes region during the 1960s when major coastal lake cities and college campuses throughout the area became hotbeds for extreme political and social movements. Although the term is still common in many areas of the Great Lakes, the term is commonly linked to the cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and Cleveland, the last of which prefers the term "North Coast."

Third Coast cities generally have large metropolitan populations, tend to be regional, national and sometimes, world leaders in culture, industry, or business and are located on or near large bodies of water besides oceans. Places outside of the Great Lakes may use the term "third coast" such as Houston and Atlanta. In these cities, the connotation of the term aligns with the Gulf Coast. It is less a reflection of shared political views between these regions and has more to do with pop cultural developments in recent years, especially in the musical genre of rap. These cities generated unique hip-hop styles known as "screw" or "dirty soul", and local rappers sometimes refer to their region as the "third coast" or "dirty third". Additionally, the city of Nashville is sometimes referred to as the "third coast" because of its role as a center for country music.

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 '''Third Coast''' is an American colloquialism sometimes used in the U. S. for the [[Great Lakes region (North America)|Great Lakes region]], with the others coasts being called "[[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]]", "[[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]", and the "[[Gulf Coast]]." It most likely came into favor in the early 20th century when [[Milwaukee]] was considered "Deutsches Athen" (German Athens) or "Athens of the Midwest" due to its generally [[Sewer Socialism|socialist]] political leanings{{Fact|date=July 2007}}. It became especially popular in the general [[Great Lakes]] region during the 1960s when major coastal lake cities and college campuses throughout the area became hotbeds for extreme political and social movements. Although the term is still common in many areas of the Great Lakes, the term is commonly linked to the cities of [[Chicago]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Detroit]] and [[Cleveland]], the last of which prefers the term "[[North Coast]]."
-Third Coast cities generally have large metropolitan populations, liberal voting records, are left of center, tend to be regional, national and sometimes, world leaders in culture, industry, or business and are located on or near large bodies of water besides oceans. Places outside of the Great Lakes where the term "third coast" has become more common in recent years are [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] and [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In these cities the connotation of the term aligns those areas not with the Great Lakes but with the [[Gulf Coast]]. It is less a reflection of shared political views between these regions and has more to do with [[pop culture|pop cultural]] developments in recent years, especially in the musical [[genre]] of [[rap]]. These two cities generated unique hip-hop styles known as "screw" or "[[dirty soul]]", and local rappers sometimes refer to their region as the "third coast" or "dirty third". Additionally, the city of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] is sometimes referred to as the "third coast" because of its role as a center for [[country music]].
+Third Coast cities generally have large metropolitan populations, tend to be regional, national and sometimes, world leaders in culture, industry, or business and are located on or near large bodies of water besides oceans. Places outside of the Great Lakes may use the term "third coast" such as [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] and [[Atanta, GA|Atlanta]]. In these cities, the connotation of the term aligns with the [[Gulf Coast]]. It is less a reflection of shared political views between these regions and has more to do with [[pop culture|pop cultural]] developments in recent years, especially in the musical [[genre]] of [[rap]]. These cities generated unique hip-hop styles known as "screw" or "[[dirty soul]]", and local rappers sometimes refer to their region as the "third coast" or "dirty third". Additionally, the city of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] is sometimes referred to as the "third coast" because of its role as a center for [[country music]].
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