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  2. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: MÄ“xihco via Nuevo México

  3. Category:Lists of place name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    List of placenames of Indigenous origin in the Americas; List of geographic anagrams and anadromes; List of places named after animals; List of Antarctic features named after Norwegian royalty; List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin

  4. List of Nepal placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    However, there prevail more than one saying on picking the origin of the names. Different places have picked names from different languages. The preference of language depends upon the native language of the place / region. Looking towards the ancient history of Nepal, Sanskrit has been the most important sources for deriving words in Nepali ...

  5. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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    See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name; Empire State of the South — Georgia is the largest Southern state in land area east of the Mississippi and was the leading industrial state of the Old South. [42] Goober State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop. [43] State of Adventure Guam

  6. History of Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Given the repressed state of its black population, Mississippi was a center of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1954 the US Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated public education was unconstitutional. In reaction the state set up the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, ostensibly to market its advantages. This ...

  7. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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    Biblically sourced names are widespread and are sometimes the result of naming a settlement after its church. Names from ancient history can also be found in a number of places, although a concentration of them can be found in upstate New York. Names from these two sources can be found in the Ancient World section below the list of countries.

  8. Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Mississippi River. For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation). State in the United States Mississippi State Flag Seal Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State" Motto(s): Virtute et armis (Latin ...

  9. List of Mississippi placenames of Native American origin

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    The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of Mississippi whose names are derived from Native American languages.The name of Coila is not of Native American origin. It is a Scottish name that is a poetic rendering of the name Kyle.