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Re:ISO name change for Türkiye by emmelaich on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @07:19PM (#32077062)
I wonder whether that applies to Yunnan as well. It is the most westerly high population province of China.
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Re:ISO name change for Türkiye by thaumasiotes on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @03:25AM (#32079886)
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan#Etymology

This suggests that the reason for the name isn't really known, but no one thinks it might refer to the Greeks.

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