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  2. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal ...

  3. List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in ...

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    United States or America Estados Unidos États-Unis (multiple names) ‘Amelika Hui Pū ‘ia: Washington, D.C., Washington, or D.C. Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. (multiple names) Wakinekona/Wasinetona: English Spanish Cajun French Indigenous Hawaiian: United States Virgin Islands [1] Charlotte Amalie: United States Virgin Islands: Charlotte ...

  4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the ...

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    This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).

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

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    Probably made up by George M. "Doc" Willing as a practical joke; [28] originally claimed to have been derived from a word in a Native American language that meant 'Gem of the Mountains'. [29] The name was initially proposed for the Territory of Colorado until its origins were discovered.

  6. List of country groupings - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Pumas, a political and economic grouping of countries along Latin America's Pacific coast that includes Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The term references the four larger Pacific Latin American emerging markets that share common trends of positive growth, stable macroeconomic foundations, improved governance and an openness to ...

  7. List of continent name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name Africa was originally used by the ancient Romans to refer to the northern part of the continent that corresponds to modern-day Tunisia. There are many theories regarding its origin. Africa terra means "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular), referring to the Afri tribe, who dwelt in Northern Africa around the area of Carthage.

  8. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    Escambia County, Florida (named for the Escambia River, whose name comes from a Spanish word for "barter" or "trade") Esmeralda County, Nevada ("Emerald") Fresno County, California (From Fresno Creek. In Spanish, fresno means "ash tree".) Frio County, Texas ("Cold") Garza County, Texas (named in honor to the family of landowner José Antonio de ...

  9. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North ...

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    English short name English long name Domestic short name(s) Claimants Legal status N/A: Bajo Nuevo Bank [n 8] Bajo Nuevo Bank Spanish: Bajo Nuevo Colombia Jamaica United States: Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory. Also claimed by Jamaica. N/A: Serranilla Bank [n 8 ...