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Country name Chile, in 35 editions.

The entry for Chile published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.

editions changed the text
9
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).

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conventional long form:
Republic of Chile
conventional short form:
Chile
local long form:
República de Chile
local short form:
Chile
etymology:
derivation of the name is unclear; it may come from a local word meaning either "land's end" or "cold," or a local word that was confused with the Mexican Spanish word chili , meaning a chili pepper, in reference to the area's shape

conventional long form: Republic of Chile
conventional short form: Chile
local long form: República de Chile
local short form: Chile
etymology: derivation of the name is unclear, but unclear; it may come from the Mapuche a local word "chilli" meaning "limit of the earth" either "land's end" or from "cold," or a local word that was confused with the Quechua "chiri" Mexican Spanish word chili , meaning "cold" a chili pepper, in reference to the area's shape

Central Intelligence Agency. “Chile: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/chile/country-name.

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