Re: CHAT National toponyms

Rodlox wrote:

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>From: Joe <joe@...>
>To: <CONLANG@...>
>Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:46 PM
>Subject: Re: CHAT National toponyms (
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>>>England and Scotland are kingdoms, I think.  Certainly they were
>>>kingdoms before the Act of Union...  Wales is a principality, and
>>>Northern Ireland is a province.  I'm not sure that there _is_ a
>>>general term, unless Joe's right about 'part'.
>>>
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>>Well, England and Scotland aren't Kingdoms.  The Act of Union dealt with
>>that.  Northern Ireland is all that remains of the ex-Kingdom of
>>Ireland, though that was also stripped of its Kingdomhood in 1801.
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> because some Irish sided with Napoleon?  *curious*
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No, it was just merged with Great Britain.  It was originally done by
the Irish in exchange for equal rights for Catholics.  Which was
significantly delayed, until 1829.