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  2. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.

  3. List of capitals in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Each state in Malaysia has its own state capital, where the state administration is carried out by each respective state government that is formed after winning the elections. The three Federal Territories of Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur , Labuan and Putrajaya – are headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and administered by the Department of the ...

  4. Labuan - Wikipedia

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    Labuan (/ l ə ˈ b uː ə n /), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. It includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia.

  5. Victoria, Labuan - Wikipedia

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    The town is an urban district within the wider city limits of Victoria which includes Labuan Port, a sheltered deep-water harbour which is an important trans-shipment point for Brunei Darussalam, northern Sarawak and western Sabah. The town’s political boundaries extend from Financial Park in the south to Kerupang in the north.

  6. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The city's full official name is Stołeczne Miasto Poznań ("The Capital City of Poznań"), in reference to its role as a centre of political power in the early Polish state. Poznań is known as Posen in German, and was officially called Haupt- und Residenzstadt Posen ("Capital and Residence City of Poznań") between 20 August 1910 and 28 ...

  7. Federal Territories of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Territories (FT), (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) in Malaysia comprise three territories—Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya—governed directly by the Federal Government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre.

  8. List of fictional European countries - Wikipedia

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    Ehrenstein, of which the capital is Dreiberg: principality of Princess Hildegarde in Harold MacGrath, The Goose Girl (1909, #8 US best seller). Eisneria: a republic in the Balkans from the Road Rovers TV series. Elbonia: a fourth-world post-communist Eastern European country in the comic strip Dilbert.

  9. List of fictional towns in literature - Wikipedia

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    The Emerald City is the capital of the Land of Oz. It is entirely (in the first books) or mostly (in later books) green. The city is made of green glass, emeralds, and other jewels. Emminster, South Wessex Thomas Hardy: Thomas Hardy's Wessex: Correlates to the real-life Beaminster, Dorset. Emond's Field Robert Jordan: New Spring: Empire Falls ...