Sentence examples for historical name from inspiring English sources

(Abyssinia is a historical name for Ethiopia).

Now, my constituency has a fascinating history far beyond the Hollywood film and historical name.

Lalībela, historical name Roha, religious and pilgrimage centre, north-central Ethiopia.

The group formed Abyssinian Baptist Church, giving it a historical name for Ethiopia.

The historical name for the central Alpine lands is Gorenjska (Upper Carniola), a name that Slovenes still use.

The Islamic Arakanese are known as Rohingyas, a name based on the historical name of the region, Rohang.

Despite its status as the season's ultimate snob ticket, a concert of clever historical name-dropping orchestrated to give middle-brow audiences the illusion of a brow lift, "The Coast of Utopia" is as hot-blooded and teary-eyed as your average afternoon soap opera.

Our two oldest columns, Bagehot and Lexington, have historical names.

Would any comedy writer today name-drop so many historical names, confident that the audience would be dead impressed?

Most of the region is known to Slovenes by its historical names: Dolenjska (Lower Carniola) and Notranjska (Inner Carniola).

Or you can go for obvious legendary or historical names, like Robin Hood (22 matches, not bad) and Napoleon (14).