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Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
The Romans were said to have called all the Greeks after the name of the first group they met, [citation needed] although the location of that tribe varies between Epirus – Aristotle recorded that the Illyrians used the name for Dorian Epiriots from their native name Graii [219] [220] – and Cumae – Eusebius of Caesarea dated its ...
Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed. See also: List of alternative country names. Please format entries as follows: for languages written in the Latin alphabet, write "Name (language)", for example, "Afeganistão (Portuguese
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This is a list of lists of countries and territories by various criteria. A country or territory is a geographical area, either in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) or state (a political entity).
Country Source of name Afghanistan: Supposedly named after tribal chief Prince Afghana. [2] Armenia (Hayastan) Hayk: Bangladesh: from "Bengal", which, according to one hypothesis, is named after Bang, son of Hind, son of Ham, son of Noah [3] [4] [5] Belarus: Rus: Cambodia: Sage Kambu Swayambhuva: Czech Republic: Čech: Denmark: Dan I of Denmark ...
List of countries by access to improved sanitation facilities; List of countries by median years of schooling; List of countries by number of scientific and technical journal articles; List of countries by secondary education attainment; List of countries by sector composition of the labor force; List of sovereign states by sex ratio; List of ...