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  2. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    Burkina Faso (official, English), Upper Volta (former name, English), Haute-Volta (former name, French), Bourkina-Fasso (unofficial French form in the first few days after the 1984 change from Upper Volta until the government clarified the official spelling) BDI Burundi a

  3. Former countries in Europe after 1815 - Wikipedia

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    The German empire was the first unified, centralized German nation, created after the North German victory in the Franco-Prussian War. It was also a colonial empire, with territories outside of Europe. Greece (Kingdom) 1832 1924 Greece, Turkey: Greece (4th of August Regime) 1936 1941 Greece, Turkey: Greece (Kingdom) 1944 1974 Greece, Turkey

  4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe

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    The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...

  5. Egypt - Wikipedia

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    " Miṣr" (Arabic pronunciation:; "مِصر") is the Classical Quranic Arabic and modern official name of Egypt, while "Maṣr" (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:; مَصر) is the local pronunciation in Egyptian Arabic. [25] The current name of Egypt, Misr/Misir/Misru, stems from the Ancient Semitic name for it.

  6. Names of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The areas where Alemannic German is spoken. In English, the name "Almain" or "Alman" was used for Germany and for the adjective German until the 16th century, with "German" first attested in 1520, used at first as an alternative then becoming a replacement, maybe inspired mainly by the need to differ them from the more and more independently ...

  7. JetPunk - Wikipedia

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    JetPunk is an online trivia and quizzing website. The service offers a variety of quizzes in different topics, such as geography, history, science, literature, and music. [2] [3] The site offers quizzes in a variety of languages, including but not limited to: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German, Finnish, Portuguese, and Polish. [4]

  8. Category:Former countries in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Arpetan; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская ...

  9. List of former national capitals - Wikipedia

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    Baden became part of the German Empire in 1871, and lost sovereignty fully in 1918. Karlsruhe remained the capital of the German state of Baden until 1945. Munich: Bavaria, Kingdom of: Germany: 14th century 1918 Bavaria became part of the German Empire in 1871, and lost sovereignty fully in 1918. Munich remains the capital of the German state ...