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Europe - The name actually comes from Greek, and means "she that has a wide vision"
 
Take it as you will, but I suppose it provides for some interesting analysis given the number of cultures and nations they are currently trying to fit under one roof.
 
On a separate note, I have always been interested in the differences between what speakers of one language call a nation to the other, especially to those that actually live there. We often don't really think about such things, but it is commonly true that we (as English speakers) still use heavily anglicized names for other nations, and there is an occasional outcry over this. However, to my knowledge, this is true across all languages, with the differences between names often dating back hundreds or thousands of years.

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