This is an incomplete list of historical
common name
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s. Names may have been changed because they were considered pejorative.
Places
Istanbul
*Constantinople
Ho Chi Minh City
*Saigon - pre-1976
Mumbai
*Bombay - pre-1995
Diseases and disabilities
Down syndrome
*Mongolism
Physically disabled
*Crippled
*Handicapped
Tuberculosis
* Consumption - until 2000s
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Tuberculosis
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Peoples
Of African descent
*Nigger
*Negro
*Coloured
*Black - still in use
*African-American - in the United States
Indigenous peoples of North America
*Indian - pre-1960s
*Native American - since 1960s
*Indigenous - 1980s
*First Nations
Romani people
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Gypsy
Organizations
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*Church of Christ - 1830 to 1834
*Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - 1834 onward
See also
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Geographical naming disputes
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Ethnonym
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References
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Naming controversies
Ethnonyms