Geographical
Surnames of the World
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1
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Bengal's Sorrow
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Damodar River
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2
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Blue Mountains
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Nilgiri Hills
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3
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City of Sky Scrapers
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New York
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4
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City of Seven Hills
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Rome
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5
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City of Dreaming Spires
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Oxford
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6
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City of Palaces
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Kolkata
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7
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City of Golden Gate
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San Francisco Lake
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8
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City of Magnificent Buildings
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Washington D.C.
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9
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City of Element Springs
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Quito (S. America)
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10
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China’s Sorrow
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Hwang Ho River
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11
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Dark Continent
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Africa
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12
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Emerald Isle
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Ireland
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13
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Eternal City
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Rome
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14
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Empire City
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New York
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15
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Golden City
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Chicago
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16
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Forbidden City
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Lhasa (Tibet)
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17
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Garden City
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Chicago
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18
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Gate of Tears
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Strait of Bab-El-Mandeb
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19
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Gateway of India
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Mumbai
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20
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Gift of the Nile
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Egypt
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21
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Granite City
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Aberdeen (Scotland)
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22
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Hermit Kingdom
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Korea
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23
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Herring Pond
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Atlantic Ocean
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24
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Holy Land
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Jerusalem
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25
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Island Continent
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Australia
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26
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Island of Cloves
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Zanzibar
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26
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Isle of Pearls
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Bahrain (Persian Gulf)
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28
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Key of the Mediterranean
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Gibraltar
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29
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Land of Cakes
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Scotland
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30
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Land of Golden Fleece
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Australia
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31
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Land of Maple Leaf
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Canada
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32
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Land of Morning Calm
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Korea
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33
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Land of Midnight Sun
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Norway
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34
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Land of the Thousand
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Finland
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35
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Land of the Thunderbolt
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Bhutan
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36
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Land of White Elephant
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Thailand
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37
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Land of Five Rivers
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Punjab
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38
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Land of Thousand Elephant
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Laos
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39
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Land of Rising Sun
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Japan
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40
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Loneliest island
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Tristan De Gunha
(Mid-Atlantic)
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41
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Manchester of Japan
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Osaka
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42
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Pillars of Hercules
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Strait of Gibraltar
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43
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Pearl of the Antilles
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Cuba
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44
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Playground of Europe
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Switzerland
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45
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Quaker City
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Philadelphia
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46
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Queen of the Adriatic
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Venice
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47
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Roof of the world
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Pamiers, Central
Asia
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48
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Rose Pink City
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Jaipur
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49
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Sugar Bowl of the World
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Cuba
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50
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Venice of the North
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Stockholm
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51
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Windy City
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Chicago
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52
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Whiteman’s Grave
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Guinea Coast of
Africa
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53
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Yellow River
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Huang
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