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For 60 years, people have mispronounced the world's third-smallest country. It just reclaimed its traditional name

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Nauru's parliament unanimously approved on July 29, 2026, changing the nation's official name to the Republic of Naoero (pronounced 'Now-ero'), restoring its indigenous name after 58 years of using the Westernized spelling and pronunciation that colonizers imposed.

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For 60 years, people have mispronounced the world's third-smallest country. It just reclaimed its traditional name

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