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(Other than Mount E this is the shortest place name in Japan in both Japanese phonology and orthography. All other Japanese place names in this section require at least two kana.) Ub, a town in Serbia; Ui, a town in Republic of Korea; Ug, short name for Tiszaug, Hungary; Ul, a parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in Portugal
Lost ancient cities and towns (2 C, 638 P) M. Ancient cities of the Middle East (31 C, 30 P) P. Phoenician cities (11 C, 52 P) Pre-Columbian sites (1 C, 1 P)
Little is known about how Romans adapted foreign place names to Latin form, but there is evidence of the practices of Bible translators.They reworked some names into Latin or Greek shapes; in one version, Yerushalem (tentative reconstruction of a more ancient Hebrew version of the name) becomes Hierosolyma, doubtlessly influenced by Greek ἱερος (hieros), "holy".
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
Cities; Countries; Exonyms; ... Regions; Rivers; This list includes the Roman names of countries, or significant regions, known to the ... France: Germania [8] Germany:
[10] [11] Proto-Germanic *walha is derived ultimately from the name of the Volcae. [12] Also unrelated, in spite of superficial similarity, is the name Gael. [14] The Irish word gall did originally mean "a Gaul", i.e. an inhabitant of Gaul, but its meaning was later widened to "foreigner", to describe the Vikings, and later still the Normans. [15]
The city is also the home of two local stations, Radio Campus and Radio G!. Ouest-France and Le Courrier de l'Ouest are the two local newspapers, the last one having its headquarters in Angers. The city and Angers Loire Métropole also edit their news bulletins.
Pages in category "Roman towns and cities in France" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.