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Some countries whose endonyms are not like their English exonyms (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[โ€“] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Was there someplace called Silla or similar?

[โ€“] TheOakTree@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yes, Silla was a kingdom, and then it became the main ruling kingdom for a while, and then it fragmented again, but one of the fragments was still called Silla... :)