Nauru, a Small Island in South Pacific, Changes Its Name to Naoero
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. Between Namibia and Nepal, you will see a potentially unfamiliar one: Naoero.That’s the new name for the small South Pacific country formerly known as Nauru. Its Parliament unanimously approved the change in May and the name became official, President David Adeang said last week, after plans for a national referendum on the matter were dropped.A new name for an obscure country?
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- ▪Between Namibia and Nepal, you will see a potentially unfamiliar one: Naoero.That’s the new name for the small South Pacific country formerly known as Nauru.
- ▪Its Parliament unanimously approved the change in May and the name became official, President David Adeang said last week, after plans for a national referendum on the matter were dropped.A new name for an obscure country?
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- ▪ Nauru, the world's 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero — New York Post
- ▪ Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero — The Guardian — World
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTOne of the World’s Smallest Countries Has a New NameFormerly called Nauru, the island in the South Pacific wants its name to more closely match how it is said in the language spoken by its people.Listen · 4:12 min Share full articleNaoero is about eight square miles and home to around 11,000 people.Credit...Torsten Blackwood/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy Victor MatherAug.
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