Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]

Almaran Dungeonmaster scripsit:

> In The Netherlands, we have a hamlet called America, a name we also commoly
> use to refer to the USA. Since we do not have the habit of adding names of
> countries, states or in our case provinces to the name, it can be highly
> confusing.
During my father's tour of Japan in 1940, he saw (according to him) the
Japanese village of Usa, from which various "Made in Usa" products came.

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