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		emmelaich on July 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ISO name change for Türkiye I wonder whether that applies to Yunnan as well. It is the most westerly high population province of China.

thaumasiotes on July 13, 2022 [–]

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan#Etymology

This suggests that the reason for the name isn't really known, but no one thinks it might refer to the Greeks.

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