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|Possibly named after the nickname of the state of Ohio. |
|Possibly named after the nickname of the state of Ohio. |
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|[[Gempire]] |
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|Presumably a combination of the words Gem and Empire. May also be a Steven Universe reference, but this is unknown. |
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|[[Frostwall]] |
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|Presumably a combination of the words Frost and Wall. |
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|[[Partyland]] |
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|Definitely a combination of the words Party and Land. |
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|[[Ossenkirch]] |
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|The name Ossenkirch comes from a combination of the Russian word for "Fall" (Осень) and the German word for "Church" (kirche). |
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|Riverland |
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|Presumably a combination of the words River and Land. |
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