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Comment by graemep

Lots of countries change the names of things, even countries themselves.. Bombay to Mumbai, Ceylon to Sri Lanka, Turkey to Türkiye etc. Yes, some of those are specific to a name in a particular language and all have precedents rather than being entirely new. However, it is a precedent for governments deciding the names of things.

This, as its just made up, reminds me a lot of political/nationalist renaming of things like roads which is very common in parts of South Asia.

parent graemep 2 months ago

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