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Lapody is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. | Lapody is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. | ||
== | ==Name== | ||
"Lapody", derived from "Lapodia", has been in use since antiquity in wide application. The easternmost coastal province of [[Great Levantia]] was called "Lapodia Maritima". The province, which encompassed roughly far northern [[Burgundie]] and eastern Lapody, was likely named for a tribe of [[Paleo-Levantine peoples|paleo-Levantines]] living in the region in the 2nd century BC. "Lapodard", the name of the language, is derived from Lapodia/Lapody. The term was also breifly use in some sources to refer to the [[Eastern Kingdom of the Levantines]] as a shorthand before "[[Dericania]]" entered common use. Lapody as a geographical term fell into sharp decline in the 13th century, being largely survived only by the derivative "Lapodard" name. It was revived in the 20th century as a shorthand to refer to the southern three [[Deric States]]. | "Lapody", derived from "Lapodia", has been in use since antiquity in wide application. The easternmost coastal province of [[Great Levantia]] was called "Lapodia Maritima". The province, which encompassed roughly far northern [[Burgundie]] and eastern Lapody, was likely named for a tribe of [[Paleo-Levantine peoples|paleo-Levantines]] living in the region in the 2nd century BC. "Lapodard", the name of the language, is derived from Lapodia/Lapody. The term was also breifly use in some sources to refer to the [[Eastern Kingdom of the Levantines]] as a shorthand before "[[Dericania]]" entered common use. Lapody as a geographical term fell into sharp decline in the 13th century, being largely survived only by the derivative "Lapodard" name. It was revived in the 20th century as a shorthand to refer to the southern three [[Deric States]]. | ||
In the runup to the consolidation of Lapody, significant public debate occurred regarding the name of the state. "Verecundia" and "Greater Verecundia" were particularly popular within the same-named predecessor state, while Lapody was favored by the Vorenian and Loreseian public as well as international mediators. While the Verecundian name had a powerful historic legacy, it was ultimately deemed to be too divisive among the other states, and the Verecundian government dropped the suggestion just prior to the final decision to consolidate Lapody. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||