Geographical renaming

Geographical renaming is the act of changing the name of a geographical Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth's features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including ... 

 feature or area. This can range from the uncontroversial change of a street name Street name

A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street [i]. ... 

 to a highly disputed change to the name of a country. Some names are changed locally but are not recognised by other countries, especially when there is a difference in language.

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Geographical renaming is the act of changing the name of a geographical Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth's features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including ... 

 feature or area. This can range from the uncontroversial change of a street name Street name

A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street [i]. ... 

 to a highly disputed change to the name of a country. Some names are changed locally but are not recognised by other countries, especially when there is a difference in language.
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