Even though nations and peoples may disappear and transition with time, oftentimes their names remain-- if even in an archaic, etymological reference. However, we sometimes take this for granted. Could these areas now so-labelled be legitimately referred to using the "old" name?
- The place-name "Vietnam" is derived from the Viet peoples, who
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I see your point, the word "British" comes from "Britain", but the citizenship of someone from the UK officially is "British", isn't it? At least that's the way it's described in official papers about becoming a UK citizen. In that respect, someone from NI is officially a British citizen, even if it doesn't make much sense semantically.
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That's because Latvians never spoke Liivi to begin with. The Liivi are a separate ethnic group, related to the Finns and Estonians, who live along the Baltic coast in parts of Latvia. Latvians are Balts related to the Lithuanians. The language of the Liivi has been on the decline, but measures are in place to keep it alive and the Liivi are a protected minority in Latvia.
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