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== Name origins ==
== Name origins ==
* For meanings of country names see complete map here: [[https://i.redd.it/siormkhv2zi01.jpg The Literal Translation of Country Names (i.redd.it)]] or this article [[https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-literal-translation-of-every-countrys-name/  Mapped: The Literal Translation of Every Country’s Name (VisualCapitalist.com)]] or https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/map-literal-translation-country-names This map shows you the literal translation of country names (LonelyPlanet.com
=== America ===
* '''America''' is name for the Italian explorer and map-maker Amerigo Vespucci
** Vespucci was from Florence and went on two expeditions to the Americas in 1499 (for Spain) and 1501 (for Portugal)
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=== Central America ===


=== Antilles ===  
=== Atlantic islands===  
* '''Antilles'''
* "Madeira"


=== Europe ===  
=== Europe ===