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What was the original European name of Australia?
The indigenous people of Australia did not have a name for the land. Indigenous Australians did not have any knowledge, whatsoever, of any other existing countries, therefore did not find any reason in naming their home. It wasn't necessary to their way of life to identify a whole continent, given that they did not have any concept of a continent. They identified only what was necessary to their locality. There are numerous dialects for so many different tribes in so many different regions. There is no "one" word for Australia in aboriginal language as there are so many languages. There are individual words for "land" or "earth" (as in dirt/soil) or Mother/Earth, but the word will be isolated to that tribal group's region and be a different word in another region.
This word is used to describe the worlds strongest nations?
The world's strongest nations are labeled by the word superpower and the world's two top superpowers currently are the United States and China.
Where does the name Queenie come from?
The name Queenie is a variation of the Old English name, Cwen. Queenie is used as a pet name of the word Queen.
Who was Australia named after?
Sea explorer Matthew Flinders was the one who first proposed the name "Terra Australis", which became "Australia", as a result of his circumnavigation of the continent. He suggested the name in his book "A voyage to Terra Australis", which was published in the year he died, in 1814. The name Australia was adopted in 1824. Prior to this, the continent was known as Terra Australis Incognita, or the Unknown Southern Land.The name is derived from the Latin Australis meaning Southern. The earliest use of the word Australia in English, was in 1625 written by Sir Richard Halluyt. Legends of 'Terra Australis Incognito', meaning unknown 'land of the south' dates to Roman times
How did la cote d'ivoire get its name?
From the English word ivory coast
