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Given the [[Latinic people|Latinic]] origin of the term, "Urce", "Urcea", and "Urcean" was originally pronounced with a "hard c", [k], and a "short-u". As the Gaelic natives of [[Levantia]] began to more heavily mix with the [[Adonerum|Adonerii]] settlers, the modern soft ⟨c⟩ and "long-u" became more prevalent. | Given the [[Latinic people|Latinic]] origin of the term, "Urce", "Urcea", and "Urcean" was originally pronounced with a "hard c", [k], and a "short-u". As the Gaelic natives of [[Levantia]] began to more heavily mix with the [[Adonerum|Adonerii]] settlers, the modern soft ⟨c⟩ and "long-u" became more prevalent. | ||
Though the nation is usually referred to simply as "''Urcea''", several other naming conventions have arisen since the nation's founding that are in use in specific circumstances. ''"The Apostolic Kingdom"'' is typically used by the [[Government of Urcea]] to refer to itself and the nation. Less common, the term ''"the 34 Provinces"'' will be used to refer to Urcea as a whole, although this term is somewhat erroneous given that there are 29 provinces, with the remainder being Crownlands or states. There are several attributed romantic names and nicknames for Urcea, most prominent of which is the "''House of the Julii''", which comes from the nation's descent from | Though the nation is usually referred to simply as "''Urcea''", several other naming conventions have arisen since the nation's founding that are in use in specific circumstances. ''"The Apostolic Kingdom"'' is typically used by the [[Government of Urcea]] to refer to itself and the nation. Less common, the term ''"the 34 Provinces"'' will be used to refer to Urcea as a whole, although this term is somewhat erroneous given that there are 29 provinces, with the remainder being Crownlands or states. There are several attributed romantic names and nicknames for Urcea, most prominent of which is the "''House of the Julii''", which comes from the nation's descent from Gaius Julius Cicurinus as well as its rule by the [[Estates of Urcea|Estate of the Julii]]. This name is the source of the common romantic adjective used to describe things relating to Urcea - "''Julian''". | ||
Urcea has a number of exonyms, especially among those in countries of [[Latinic people|Latinic origin]]. Given the differences in pronunciation between [[Caphiric Latin]], most common on [[Sarpedon]], and modern Latin derivatives of [[Lebhan language|Lebhan]], the pronunciation of the first consonant of the name has lead to many misunderstandings on [[Sarpedon]], leading to the creation of "phoenetically correct" exonyms. The most common of these are "''Eurcea''", which is used in [[Caphiria]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The history of Urcea as a unified state can be treated as beginning in [[Golden Bull of 1098|1098]] with the political union of the [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|Archduchy of Urceopolis]] and [[Harren|Grand Duchy of Harren]] into a united kingdom called Urcea, though scholars are in disagreement about whether or not the idea of the "Urcean state" began at that point or earlier, during the period of the Archduchy's ascendancy. | The history of Urcea as a unified state can be treated as beginning in [[Golden Bull of 1098|1098]] with the political union of the [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|Archduchy of Urceopolis]] and [[Harren|Grand Duchy of Harren]] into a united kingdom called Urcea, though scholars are in disagreement about whether or not the idea of the "Urcean state" began at that point or earlier, during the period of the Archduchy's ascendancy. | ||