Austr(al)ia

A quick look at why the names of Austria and Australia sound so similar, and a surprising connection.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of...
https://www.etymonline.com/word/Austria
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http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/span...
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+note...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_F...
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/encounter/c...
https://theconversation.com/australia...
http://endonymmap.com/
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-04...

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