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Why So Many Countries End in “Land” or “Stan”
Why So Many Countries End in “Land” or “Stan” — "Country names like England, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan follow a surprisingly simple pattern: the name of a pe…
"Country names like England, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan follow a surprisingly simple pattern: the name of a people plus a word meaning “land.” Discover the shared naming convention—and why Greenland and Iceland are not what they seem."