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KIEV (Settlement) Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, German, EnglishThe name Kiev comes from a medieval legend about the founding of the city told by a Chronicler of Rus-Ukraine. It was three brothers, Kie, Shchek and Khoriv, and their sister Lebid, who were the founders.
PLOVDIV (Settlement) Bulgarian, English"Plovdiv" is the British English form of the city's original Greek name:
Philippopolis, which means "the city of Phillip". It is also the Bulgarian evolution of one of the city's names:
Pulpudeva...
[more] SOFIA (Settlement) Bulgarian, EnglishCapital of Bulgaria named after the Saint Sofia Church located in the city. The name was first used by Bulgarian tsar Ivan Shishman in the 14th century.
SREDETS (Settlement) BulgarianOriginal Bulgarian name of
SOFIA in use until the 18th century. It is also the name of a city in southeastern Bulgaria.
TUNIS (Settlement & Country) English, Arabic, Croatian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, ArmenianDerived from the name تُونِس
(tūnis), of disputed meaning. One theory suggests Berber origin from the Tamazight root ⵜⵏⵙ
(tns) meaning "to lay down" or "encampment" or
ens meaning "to lie down, to pass the night", Others state that the name is from
Tanith, the name of a Phoenician goddess, or from
Tynes, the name of an ancient city...
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