There’s a pretty clear geographical split in what different countries call Greece. In most of Europe, the name comes from the Latin Graecia. But across North Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia, the name is usually derived from Ionia or Yunan, through Persian, Arabic, Turkish, and related linguistic influences. The split basically reflects two different historical contact routes:
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