Tut mir leid, wenn ich etwas verpasst habe
Von acronyam
Tut mir leid, wenn ich etwas verpasst habe
Von acronyam
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Kazakhstan renamed their’s several times. Nur Sultan, Astana
China: Northern Capital
Japan: Eastern Capital
Thailand: Capital of Devas
I feel like you need to add some extra liberties just to have a more colourful map
Like “Mexico City” being the capital city of Mexico.
“Canberra” means “meeting place” in the Ngunnawal language, and the word contains a suggestion that it is used for important ceremonies etc. Obviously there was no concept of a “capital city” in pre-invasion Aboriginal culture, but the name was I believe chosen to invoke the sense of it being a politically important place: https://www.nca.gov.au/education/canberras-history/siting-and-naming-canberra
In Burmese too.နေပြည်တော်(Nay Pyi Taw) literally means where king resides aka Capital
Not related to this post, but the capital of Sri Lanka, „Sri Jayawardanepura Kotte“, means „Resplendent Fort City of Growing Victory“.
Its colloquially just called „Kotte“ which literally means fort. Jayawardanepura Kotte was also the capital of the Kingdom of Kotte (1412-1597), then, it was called „Jayawaddanapura“.
Interestingly, the capital of the former Kingdom of Kandy (also in Sri Lanka from 1469-1815), is still known as „Maha Nuwara“ in Sinhala, meaning Big/Capital City.
Istanbul, from Greek ‚eis tin poleis‘ – to the City, implying this particular city is the most important above all. Thus, the capital.
Paris, from Civitas Parisii, that replaced the name Lutetia, means ‚city of the Parisii‘, after many cities lost their original name and were instead renamed into communities of the local tribe.
Seoul means capital?
What’s going to happen when they move it to Sejong?
Japan: The city named “capital” is not the capital.
Would Egypt be added to this list soon? Considering their new capital NAC is literally New Administrative Capital?
Chinese and Japanese names can be quite mundane when translated lol. North Capital, South Capital, East Capital, Big Hill, Wide Island, North River, West River, Upon the Sea, Pearl Sea, etc…