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Originally posted by Sir_Tainly:
Interesting point there Epona, given that the name of our own country is a corruption. Technically England is meant to be land of the Angles, but "Ang" has changed to "Eng". Yet still in French its true meaning is obvious, thus the French name is technically more accurate.
Yorick some of the country names in Africa are meaningless when refering to a country, as the areas were just areas demarked by colonial powers, after the treaty of Berlin, IIRC.
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Sure, but then words Anglican and Anglo recreate the original intent when used. The point is the English call themselves English, whatever the original meaning of the word. (Which may well have alienated any Celts, Jutes, Saxons, Normans and Danes still living in 'Angleland'
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Some doesn't mean all with regard to Africa. Benin is the name of the Ancient Kingdom of the Area the modern nation covers. Liberia was so named as a home to freed slaves. Zimbabwe provided a name that gave local identity replacing the English name Rhodesia. And what about places like Lesotho and Swaziland?
Better that we call it what the locals call it, because chances are it has more significance than an Anglicised name.
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O.K..... what do I do now?
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!