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the name outsiders use because they never asked the locals.
means a place name used by foreigners that differs from what the people who actually live there call it.
from from greek exo (outside) plus onyma (name), coined by linguists to pair with endonym, the name insiders use for themselves.
germany problemdeutschland, allemagne, germany, niemcy — four different names
opposite wordendonym is what locals actually call it
un pushes backunited nations encourages using endonyms officially
georgia casesakartvelo became georgia through persian and greek relays