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  2. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    See also List of French cities renamed during the Revolution Most cities had an ancient name, usually in Latin, often of older Celtic origin Andemantunum → Langres; Argentoratum → Strassburg → Strasbourg; Augustobona → Troyes; Augustodunum → Autun; Augustodurum → Bayeux; Augustonemetum → Clermont-Ferrand; Avaricum → Bourges ...

  3. Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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    Nuuk renamed from Godthåb in 1979, following the introduction of the Home Rule. Orenburg was renamed Chkalov from 1938 to 1957, after Valery Chkalov and renamed Orenburg in 1957. Oslo, Norway renamed Christiania when rebuilt after fire in 1624. Spelled Kristiania between 1877 and 1925 when the name returned to Oslo.

  4. Lists of renamed places - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of renamed places by country, sorted by continent. Africa Angola ...

  5. List of renamed places in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These are the list of renamed places in the United States--- various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though not by merger, split, or any other process which was not one-to-one. It also generally does not include differences due to a change in status, for example, a "River Bluff Recreation Area ...

  6. Category:City name changes - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 09:44 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. List of renamed places in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The town was renamed Makhado in 2003, but was later in 2007 reverted to the original name of Louis Trichardt. Nylstroom → Modimolle (2002) [66] [62] Duiwelskloof → Modjadjiskloof (2004) [62] Unlike most name changes, Duiwelskloof kept the Afrikaans suffix "-kloof" (meaning valley) in its new name. The name "Ngoako Ramalepe" was also proposed.

  8. List of geographical naming disputes - Wikipedia

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    See List of renamed places in South Africa. Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara, disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Names of the Valencian Community, often in relationship with terms such as Catalan Countries

  9. Category:Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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