157. Why Do Countries Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
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Does Changing a Name Really Matter?
Names are always political. They tell a story of language and history. By changing names, a country's leader can try to control the country's national entity. Turkey is likely to have this issue with turkie. There are a lot of countries that call themselves something different from what the world does. India has about 14 different official names.
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