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Countries named after Cities
Which countries are commonly thought to be named after specific cities or towns? The city-states of Monaco, the Vatican City and Singapore are excluded as the city and the country are considered to be indistinguishable. Source
Not including hypotheses that are not generally accepted such as Guinea being derived from Djenné, Mali
Not including early settlements that are no longer in existence
Not including countries named after the word for a village, town or city in some language such as Canada
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Last updated: June 20, 2019
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| First submitted | June 20, 2019 |
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NigelS
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Level 95
Jun 20, 2019
Can I ask about why Andorra, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama are not on this list, but Luxembourg, San Marino and Djibouti are?
TWM03
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Level 70
Jun 22, 2019
Because in the former cases the city was named after the country.
CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jun 20, 2019
What about Muscat and Oman and also Sao Tome and Principe?
TWM03
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Jun 22, 2019
1. Not here because Oman is not named after Muscat. 2. Because the island of Sao Tome was given the name 'Sao Tome' first, and I assume the city was named after the island.
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