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  2. Rome - Wikipedia

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    Rome has also been called in ancient times simply "Urbs" (central city), [23] from urbs roma, or identified with its ancient Roman initialism of SPQR, the symbol of Rome's constituted republican government. Furthermore, Rome has been called Urbs Aeterna (The Eternal City), Caput Mundi (The Capital of the world), Throne of St. Peter and Roma ...

  3. List of Latin names of cities - Wikipedia

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    Latin being an inflected language, names in a Latin context may have different word-endings to those shown here, which are given in the nominative case. For instance Roma (Rome) may appear as Romae meaning "at Rome" (), "of Rome" or "to/for Rome" (), as Romam meaning "Rome" as a direct object (), or indeed as Romā with a long a, probably not indicated in the orthography, meaning "by, with or ...

  4. Caput Mundi - Wikipedia

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    Roma Caput Mundi is a Latin phrase taken to mean "Rome capital of the world" and "Roma capitale del mondo" in Italian (literally: "head of the world"). [6] It originates out of a classical European understanding of the known world: Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.

  5. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    Goodenough Island: The most mediocre island in the world. Goodnews Bay: A little city in Alaska. Goodnight: I guess you will have to travel on US-287 for 11.6 miles to reach your hotel destination. Goodnight–Loving Trail: A trail used in cattle drives, named after two cattlemen with unlikely last names. Goofy Ridge: A census-designated place ...

  6. Place name origins - Wikipedia

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    For instance Portsea Island ('Port-island island'); [6] once the meaning of Portsea became obscure, it became necessary to add island. Replacement of the parent language is one of the most dramatic processes of change. If, for whatever reason, a new language becomes spoken in the area, a place name may lose all meaning.

  7. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Mansur called the city "Madinat as-Salam", or "City of Peace", as a reference to paradise. This was the official name on coins, weights, and other things. Ireland: Dublin: Derived from Irish Dubb Linn meaning "Black pool". The city's native name Baile Átha Cliath means "Town of the Hurdled Ford". Israel:

  8. List of geographic acronyms and initialisms - Wikipedia

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    LoVeSe — three island groups in northern Norway: LOfoten, VEsterålen, and SEnja, often used in relation to the political issue of oil extraction in the region. "LoVe" is also a common variation, referring to just Lofoten and Vesterålen. [2] Luzviminda — three island groups in the Philippines: LUZon, VIsayas, and MINDAnao

  9. Roma (personification) - Wikipedia

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    Tomb of the Italian Unknown Soldier, under the statue of Roma, at Altare della Patria, Rome. Above it can be seen the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy, the first king of a unified Italy. In ancient Roman religion, Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and, more broadly, the Roman state. [1]