• morgan423@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are actually specific words in the English language for precisely what you’re talking about.

    Endonym - The native name of a geologic feature or place. From your example: Nihon in Japanese.

    Exonym - The foreign name of a geologic feature or place. From your example: Japan in English.