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== Nomenclature ==

== Nomenclature ==

The name 'Londonderry' is controversial. The settlement was originally known in English as Derry, an anglicisation of the Irish an Doire meaning 'place of the oak trees'. The prefix 'London' was adopted in 1613 when a charter gave the livery companies of London special privileges in the town. Today, the name 'Londonderry' is preferred by Unionists, Derry by Nationalists, however no place named Derry exists in the United Kingdom. Those wishing to steer a middle course, or uncertain of the allegiance of those to whom they are talking, use 'Derry/Londonderry', and the broadcaster Gerry Anderson coined the term 'Stroke City' in allusion to this dilemma.

The name 'Londonderry' is controversial. The settlement was originally known in English as Derry, an anglicisation of the Irish an Doire meaning 'place of the oak trees'. The prefix 'London' was adopted in 1613 when a charter gave the livery companies of London special privileges in the town. Today, the name 'Londonderry' is preferred by Unionists, Derry by Nationalists. Those wishing to steer a middle course, or uncertain of the allegiance of those to whom they are talking, use 'Derry/Londonderry', and the broadcaster Gerry Anderson coined the term 'Stroke City' in allusion to this dilemma.

== History ==

== History ==

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