Submitted by bentobam t3_10ohrv7 in explainlikeimfive
Rauche t1_j6ha0i9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam
Kanto is named after the Kanto region of Japan, not after Canton.
supagirl277 t1_j6nkbwu wrote
You’re right, I totally pulled that out of my ass with no thought and didn’t really check. That was stupid of me to act like I knew
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