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Mill Creek → Old Mill Creek — in Lake County; name now used by Mill Creek, Union County. Millersburg → Pierron — in Bond and Madison counties; name also used for unincorporated Millersburg, Mercer County. Milton → Humboldt — in Coles County; name now used by Milton, Pike County. Monsanto → Sauget — in St. Clair County.
Geographical renaming. Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area, which ranges from the change of a street name to a change to the name of a country. Places are also sometimes assigned dual names for various reasons.
The city was founded as Byzantion (Greek: Βυζάντιον) by Megarian colonists in 657 BCE. [1] It was renamed by Constantine the Great first as "New Rome" (Nova Roma) during the official dedication of the city as the new Roman capital in 330 CE, [1] which he soon afterwards changed to Constantinople (Constantinopolis). [1][2] The city was ...
The renaming of cities is often specifically from English to Indian English in connection with that dialect's internal reforms. In other words, the city itself is not actually renamed in the local language, and the local name (or endonym) in the indigenous languages of India does
Below are listed the known different names for cities that are geographically or historically and culturally in Europe, as well as some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history. Cities are listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English. The English version is followed by variants in other ...
The city officially changed names on 1 September 1916. Towns across the English-speaking world retreated from their German culture during the First World War, with similar cases seen in the United States and Australia. The Berlin–Kitchener change distinguished itself by the levels of violence and protest.
Conakry: According to a legend, the name of the city comes from the fusion of the name "Cona", a wine and cheese producer of the Baga people, and the word "nakiri", which means in Sosso the other bank or side. Saint Louis, Senegal (1849–1891): Named after a saint of the same name. The city's Wolof name is Ndar.
Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.