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== Name origins == | == Name origins == | ||
=== Antilles === | |||
=== Europe === | |||
=== Iceland === | |||
=== Mid East === | |||
* '''Levant''' | |||
** "the Levant" is a region consisting of the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea | |||
** "levant" = French for "rising" or "risen" | |||
** "levant" is the past participle (past tense verb used as an adjective) of the verb "lever" (to rise) | |||
** = a reference to the sun rising from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean | |||
=== Indus, India, Indonesia === | === Indus, India, Indonesia === | ||
* "Indus" is the name for the river that gives the name for India | * "Indus" is the name for the river that gives the name for India | ||
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** "India" therefore is the "land of the River" | ** "India" therefore is the "land of the River" | ||
** "Indonesia" therefore "islands of India" | ** "Indonesia" therefore "islands of India" | ||
=== Greenland === | === Greenland === | ||