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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://en.osm.town/users/opencage/statuses/113844515289250637">OpenCage (opencage@en.osm.town)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 02:18:16 JST</a><a href="https://en.osm.town/@opencage" title="opencage@en.osm.town"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/101323-48-20230224082710.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="OpenCage" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">OpenCage</a><div><a href="https://en.osm.town/@opencage/113844515283061889" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>2/ There are several main reasons why places may have several names:</p><p>a. different names in different languages (ex: Munich / München)</p><p>b. Name changes due to changing borders (bye, bye Czechoslovakia)</p><p>c. Name changes for political reasons ( Bombay  / Mumbai)</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12099596" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12099596</a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/geoweirdness" rel="tag">#geoweirdness</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4393681#notice-8594075">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-01-18T02:18:16+09:00" title="Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 02:18:16 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://en.osm.town/@opencage/113844515289250637" rel="external" title="Sent from en.osm.town via ActivityPub">en.osm.town</a></span></span><a href="https://en.osm.town/@opencage/113844515289250637">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3942427">Screenshot of BBC news article titled "Sri Lanka erases colonial name, Ceylon"</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/113/844/575/911/596/750/original/71f89cc1207a5cf6.png" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/113/844/575/911/596/750/original/71f89cc1207a5cf6.png</a></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: static.files.bbci.co.uk</div><h5><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12099596#geoweirdness">Sri Lanka erases colonial name, Ceylon</a></h5><div> from <span>https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews</span></div></header><div>Sri Lanka's government decides to change the names of all state institutions still bearing the nation's former British colonial name, Ceylon.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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OpenCage (opencage@en.osm.town)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 02:18:16 JST OpenCage
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2/ There are several main reasons why places may have several names:
a. different names in different languages (ex: Munich / München)
b. Name changes due to changing borders (bye, bye Czechoslovakia)
c. Name changes for political reasons ( Bombay / Mumbai)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12099596
#geoweirdness
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  Sri Lanka's government decides to change the names of all state institutions still bearing the nation's former British colonial name, Ceylon.

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