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Derogatory geographical names
Incidence
In 1993 a checklist of geographical features with names liable to cause offence was produced for Queensland (Australia). Names included such terms as: blackfellow, chinaman, and nigger.
Broader
Discriminatory use of language
Aggravates
Non-standardization of geographical names
Politically provocative geographical names
Strategy(ies)
Promoting study of geographical problems
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Derogation
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems