[Column] Origin of the Names of 25 U.S. States
[Media Republic = Choi Jeong-cheol's miscellaneous learnings] The United States is a federation made up of 50 states and 1 special district. One District refers to Washington, D.C., which is buried in the middle of the District of Maryland, and its correct name is the District of Columbia, Washington. 'Washington Columbia' is named after Washington, the first president of the United States, and Columbus, who discovered the continent. New York State is named after York in England. As such, the names of states in the United States are not only derived from historical figures and names from mainland Europe, but also have the characteristic that half of the names of 25 states are derived from indigenous peoples. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com) Since the natives were called Indians due to Columbus's misunderstanding, today they are called 'Native Americans'. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com) Recently, interesting news from the U