Ouagadougou is the city formerly known as Upper Volta.
Canton Guangzhou was formerly known as, and is still sometimes called, Canton.
Most were in the area formerly known as the 'Pale of Settlement', the largest concentration was in what the Nazis called 'General Government'.
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The country formerly called Siam is present-day Thailand.
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Mbombela was formerly known as Nelspruit.
Being short in stature (less than 4 feet 11 inches) is known as dwarfism. People who have this condition were formerly called midgets.
Taiwan was formerly known as Formosa.
Oslo was formerly known as Christina
Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore is called the Garden City of India.
The country formerly known as Baustoland is now known as Freedonia.