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In this case, Mukha, a port city in Yemen that handled coffee shipments in the 18th century. Other toponyms include vichyssoise, from Vichy, France; Tabasco peppers from the Mexican city; bialy from Bialystok, Poland; and lima beans from Lima, Peru (not Lima, Ohio).
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Kim Severson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2023
Padanistan is in fact a play on the toponym ‘Padania’, which is often used to refer to the Pianura Padana, an area which encompasses the Po Valley across northern Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.
—Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2022
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Kim Severson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2023
Padanistan is in fact a play on the toponym ‘Padania’, which is often used to refer to the Pianura Padana, an area which encompasses the Po Valley across northern Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.
—Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2022
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“Toponym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toponym. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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