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Point for Fbone, Pressburg is correct for Bratislava. Istropolis is in essence a "foreign" name, as is Gyeongseong. This is the Korean reading of the characters for Keijo the name given the city by the Japanese occupants. The traditional name for Seoul in Korean is Hanyang, if you encounter a Korean from Seoul and say; "Ohh Hanyang" their breasts swell with pride, the same goes for Tokyoites, ask them if they are an Edokko (at least three generations in Tokyo).
Perhaps Stitchcawl, the winner of this section, can tell us something about Kyotoites and Heiankyo.
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