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  2. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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    The city changed its name to "Eastpointe" after a vote in 1992; the name change had been proposed to reduce its association with the adjacent city of Detroit (a move that offended many Detroit residents), and the "-pointe" is intended to associate the city with the exclusive communities of the Grosse Pointes.

  4. Lists of renamed places - Wikipedia

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    Kazakhstan — List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan Latvia — List of renamed cities in Latvia Lithuania — List of renamed cities in Lithuania Moldova — List of renamed populated places in Moldova Romania — List of renamed places in Romania Russia — List of renamed cities and towns in Russia Turkey. Geographical name changes in Turkey

  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. 30 Pics Of Cities In The Past And The Present, As ... - AOL

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    This Facebook page is dedicated to interesting before and after photos of cities and we’ve gathered the best ones. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvot 30 Pics Of Cities In The Past ...

  7. List of former national capitals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date. Where a city name has changed, the name of the city when it was a capital is listed first, followed by its modern name in brackets. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .

  8. How do places get their names? Here are the origins of 22 ...

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    In 1920, the borough's name was changed to Oradell based on the results of a referendum, and the change was credited to the borough's second mayor, Daniel Demarest.

  9. List of names of European cities in different languages

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    Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. 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 ...