Ceylon -> Sri Lanka
What we know today as “Sri Lanka” was once known as “Ceylon”. This was the name given to the country when it was discovered by the Portuguese in 1505. Ceylon gained independence from the British Empire in 1948 and eventually changed its name to “Sri Lanka” in 1972. In 2011, all references to the name Ceylon were removed from the country.
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Catshark 4 year s ago
#9 this is bs. Just like any other colony, German south west Africa was taken away after ww1. It was controlled by South Africa and called south-west Africa until 1990.
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Legs 4 year s ago
#1 about The Netherlands is complete nonsense, since 1814 it`s called The Netherlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
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Visit 4 year s ago
Legs,
#1 also in Germany we still call it "Holland", this name was never really taken away from them.
#4 well, the more important thing that happened was 1993 when Czechoslovakia separated into Czechia and Slovakia.
#1 also in Germany we still call it "Holland", this name was never really taken away from them.
#4 well, the more important thing that happened was 1993 when Czechoslovakia separated into Czechia and Slovakia.
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Driver 4 year s ago
Most of these are examples of the local people ridding their country of their colonial names.
Too many times, incorrect names are applied to places for the sake of a foreigner's convenience. eg Munich and Cologne are not the names of the places.....
Too many times, incorrect names are applied to places for the sake of a foreigner's convenience. eg Munich and Cologne are not the names of the places.....
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Back 4 year s ago
USA is the only country in the world without a real name!
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Harmless 4 year s ago
There were No "the original inhabitants of the islands" in Cape Verde when were "discover".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
#1 also in Germany we still call it "Holland", this name was never really taken away from them.
#4 well, the more important thing that happened was 1993 when Czechoslovakia separated into Czechia and Slovakia.
Too many times, incorrect names are applied to places for the sake of a foreigner's convenience. eg Munich and Cologne are not the names of the places.....