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| Named after the viral 2017 meme [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/england-is-my-city England Is My City].
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| Means 'Maritime Empire'.
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|Oscan
|The name Vítelia comes from Oscan víteliú which is believed to be where the Latin Italia was derived through Greek transmission.
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| Named after the player [[Varkanos]].
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|Deliberately made up.
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| Roman name for Scotland.
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|English
|Acronym deliberately the same as the Russian acronym for the Soviet Union (CCCP).
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|Spanish
|Presumably named after Monterrey, Mexico, which itself is indirectly named after Monterrei, Spain.
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|Dutch
| Named after the book [https://repositorio.ufsc.br/bitstream/handle/123456789/163728/The%20Veldt%20-%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf?sequence=1 of the same name] by Ray Bradbury, which the founder was inspired to read after listening to the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esYONwdKuw The Veldt].
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|Latin
|Ancient Roman name for a region in the modern-day Low Countries (Batavia's players are Dutch).
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|German for "clouds". Presumably named after its location in a highland region.
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|English
|You should be able to solve this.
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|Presumably a combination of the words Frost and Wall.
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|English
|Definitely a combination of the words Party and Land.
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|Presumably a combination of the words River and Land.
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|Russian
|Presumably named after the Russian space station Mir meaning "Peace" or "World"
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| Named after a town in League of Legends.
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|English
| Named after the actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy Eddie Murphy], known for such movies as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_to_America Coming to America] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop Beverly Hills Cop].
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|None
| Comes from the ancient Military order in The Name of The Wind. Conveniently an anagram of Army
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| Named after player [[CommradePotatoe]].
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|Japanese
| Named by [[Neosaur]] after the words "Tree" and "Island" in japanese<ref>{{Cdisc|server=Yoahtl|channel=marketplace-of-shuba|sender=NeoTide|sender-link=Neosaur|text=if anyone's adding to it, Okashima was named for the words "Tree" and "island" in japanese
i think i came up with it|date=February 6th, 2022|access-date=February 6th, 2022|url=https://discord.com/channels/278045721742147586/670060843274338335/940023296819343390}}</ref>
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|English
|From the word Soviet which means Council in Russian, a reference to the socialist nation of the nation
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|English
|From the word "Verdant".
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