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Gunnar Larsson
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« on: April 20, 2016, 05:26:42 PM »
According to Wikipedia it is "Eastern" in English (as the Spanish word "Oriental" is used in that meaning), which makes more sense given the context.

Not sure if it fits your question, but I find it quite amusing that the "Calif" bit in "California" likely is related to "caliph" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafia). It is hardly an utopia for ISIS and their kind..

New Zealand is another candidate as it was named after Zeeland, not Zealand..
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