How would you name your own country?
TIL Pakistan is the only country in the world whose name comes from an acronym
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan#Etymology
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan#Etymology
How would you name your own country?
15 Comments
Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee · 67 pts · 1y
"It is composed of letters taken from the names of all our homelands, Indian and Asian, Panjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan."
nailingjello@lemmy.zip · 54 pts · 1y
I know it's a quote so not directed to you, but the fact that they didn't put the names in the order of the acronym bothered me more than it should have.
PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
IAPAKSstan
naught101@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I think the "Indian and Asian" parts are adjectives, right, not meant to be part of the name?
PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
PAKSstan?
naught101@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 1y
Are they not? Looks right to me
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 1y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
USA, pronounced oo sah ðŸ«
floo@retrolemmy.com · 8 pts · 1y
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 1y
And if India officially changes its name to Bharat internationally, Pakistan will totally change its name to India.
TwinTusks@bitforged.space · 1 pts · 1y
They should, the Indus Valley is in Pakistan
sikk@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
CWAIN - Country Without An Interesting Name...
Pulptastic@midwest.social · 2 pts · 1y
Pakronym
lemming741@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I too, have been re-watching Homeland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDSb9fgPOU8
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Literally watching this on my sick day. Previous seasons haven't aged well but season 8...holy fuck
emogu@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
TIL Homeland went for 8 seasons
censorshipisgreat@lemmy.cafe · 0 pts · 1y
kelpie_returns@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y