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- Question: What is another name for Myanmar?
- Answer: Burma is another name for Myanmar. Both are pronunciations, in different dialects, for the same word, referring to the nation lying to the east of India and Bangladesh.
- Question: The people who live there call it Hellas. What do we call this country?
- Answer: The Greek word for Greece is Hellas. The name comes from an ancient tribe, the Hellenes.
- Question: Who came up with the name Australia?
- Answer: Matthew Flinders, an explorer, suggested the name Australia. It is Latin for "Southern Land."
- Question: What country is known as the Isle of Spice?
- Answer: Called the Isle of Spice, Grenada is known for its spice industry.
- Question: The people who live there call it Bharat. What is this country called in English?
- Answer: India is called Bharat in Hindi. The Indus River is the source of the country’s common name.
- Question: In the Hungarian language, what is the nation of Hungary called?
- Answer: In its main language, the nation of Hungary is called Magyarország, "the land of the Magyar people."
- Question: What do the people of Georgia call their country?
- Answer: The people of Georgia call themselves Kartveli and their country Sakartvelo. When Russia absorbed the country into its empire, it was given the name Georgia, after its patron saint, George.
- Question: What is the Latin name for Switzerland?
- Answer: Helvetia is the Latin name for Switzerland. This gives us the name Helvetica, a popular typeface invented in that country.
- Question: England’s Black Country got its name because of:
- Answer: The Black Country, near Birmingham, is so called because of its abundant coal deposits.
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