Suvandia

Decolonial name of Philippines, which is named after a Spanish king (outsider) Felipe

Anglicised form of Sanskrit word, Suvarṇadvipa (pronounced soo-vuhr-nuh-dweep) (सुवर्णयद्वीप) meaning golden island

(Considering precolonial times, how much gold the islanders wore and had back then)

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Joe: The new student, he's from Suvandia right
Tom: Yep, he's Suvandian
by zacian1256 March 14, 2025
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suvandia

Anglicised precolonial name for philippines, which means golden island
(from Sanskrit sūvaradvīp, since their people wore a lot of gold everywhere)
Joe: yo I'm going to Suvandia for a vacay, wanna join me
by zacian1256 April 11, 2025
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