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university of western macedonia not aristotle university of thessaloniki. Shouldn't that be changed?

Contents 1 Greek place names of slavic origin 2 Etymology of the name 3 Population 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Kozaniseal.jpg 5 Etymology

[edit] Greek place names of slavic origin

Kozani is not the only town whose name is possibly of Slavic origin. There are Greek places outside Macedonia that have names of Slavic origin. The most notable examples are:

• Χελμός, the ancient Aroania (Αροάνεια), from south slavic хълм = montain
• Αράχωβα, from south slavic орах = walnut Andreas 17:42, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology of the name

There are no sources for the various theories of the etymology of the name.  Andreas  ^(T) 02:06, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Population

So long as we are talking about the city of Kozani, I think we should be looking at the city's population, standing at 38.591 according to the included source, and not the broader municipality, which includes villages and towns altogether outside of the Kozani metropolitan area. If no one objects, I am thinking of changing the stats to reflect this.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Kozaniseal.jpg

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[edit] Etymology

In regards to the South Slavic etymology, "Koza" means goat, and "Koža" means skin. It is called "Kožani" in Slavic so I don't believe the reference to goat is correct, although goatskin or just "skin" (as in leather) makes sense. Correct me if I'm wrong. Alex202.10.89.28 08:14, 12 November 2007 (UTC)