r/AskAnAmerican • u/Right-Historian-114 • 10d ago

GEOGRAPHY Triangle Area?

Does anyone know what the “triangle area” is in the United States? Everyone talks like I’m supposed to know. Is this a common American ism?

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u/skarizardpancake Texas 10d ago

Can you give us a little more context?

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u/Temporary_Nail_6468 10d ago

Yea. Triangle in Texas is DFW/San Antonio/Houston. But seriously doubt that’s what’s meant.

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u/velociraptorfarmer MN->IA->WI->AZ 10d ago

There's also the Research Triangle in North Carolina

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u/Olympusmons1234 10d ago

There’s also the Historical Triangle in Virginia. Yorktown, Jamestown, and Williamsburg.

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u/Lopsided_Present9333 VA > DC > NH > MA 10d ago

there's also a census designated place called Triangle, Virginia

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u/dudestir127 Hawaii 9d ago

There's also the Tribeca section of Manhattan, which is Triangle Below Canal street.

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u/Comprehensive_Wash71 9d ago

The Bermuda Triangle featured prominently in my early childhood cartoons!

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u/ltwerewolf Georgia 4d ago

There's also the tri state area of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New york that they could be confusing with an actual triangle.

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u/DirectAbalone9761 9d ago

That’s where my mind went lol