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Default Re: Origin of Baltic country names
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Originally Posted by SauliuS View Post
I am not sure, why there are two word gudas and baltarusas.
Gudas is pretty "old fashioned" and if i'am not mistaken it's only reffered to eastern belorussians...
A map of some interest. There is no Baltarusija on it:
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