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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by baron816 on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:39PM (#17297214)
There’s also a state north of Mexico called New Mexico.
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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by labster on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:48PM (#17297301)
That state was named in the 1500s by Spanish explorers. If it was a political name at all, it was probably in reference to Aztlan and Mexican politics.
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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by rspeer on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:50PM (#17300095)
There's a province of Indonesia named Papua, on the island of New Guinea, bordering the country Papua New Guinea.

I have no idea what the inhabitants think about this or if anyone even cares, but it sounds quite confusing.

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