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Why is Myanmar called Burma?

The country received the name Burma at the end of the XIX century, when British colonizers came there.

In 1989, the military who came to power returned the country’s original name of Myanmar, as it is called by most indigenous people. Continue reading →

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Why was France called France?

French belongs to the family of romance languages, that is, originated on the basis of the Latin language, which was spoken in Ancient Rome. The name “Francia” in Latin means literally “land of the Franks”.

Until the V century BC, Gauls lived in the territory of modern France, and the country was called Gaul. Subsequently, the country was captured by the Romans, but the former name remained. Continue reading →

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