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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago

Not really, it's named for the Bandera Pass, from the spanish word for "flag". Though the etymology is the same since most slavic languages have the word "bandera" as synonym for flag, coming presumably from italian.

[-] thefreepenguinalt@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

i thought that the common word for flag was "znamę"

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's more for "sign" or "symbol", in modern polish it even means "birthmark" (with "znak" for sign).

More common is its alternative version meaning "to know".

[-] Dunecat@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Or, rather, shares a name with (est. 1856).

[-] AnarchoBolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

There are some toponyms named after Axis collaborators, so I understand your suspicion, but this one is a coincidence.

[-] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

It’s named for Bandera Pass, a vital battle during the Texas war for independence.

[-] Jonathan12345@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

God Texan history is cringe af 💀 why did Mexico have to lose

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