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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names
Egypt, one of the oldest countries in Africa, calls itself Masr in Arabic, thought to come from the word “Mizraim”, a ...
Name, place, animals and trees: A guide to the new field guides of India
He said ‘I’m so glad someone is using my book’,” Menon recalls.That 1941 book, with its famously detailed hand-painted ...