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== Name and etymology == | == Name and etymology == | ||
The word "Albanite" is derived from the original town of Albany, founded in February 2021 by AdrianHES. Originally derived from the Gaelic name for Scotland, ''Alba'', the name ''Albany'' was chosen by AdrianHES in early 2021 when he founded the town in New York territory. The first occupiers of Albany were a small friend group who established a settlement sometime prior to 2020, and who were later conquered and destroyed by New York. The land, mandated under American law at the time to be part of New York's sphere of influence, was simply known as Northern New York prior to the establishment of the first Albanite settlement there. | |||
During its early history, Albanites referred to themselves as ''New Yorkers,'' as the formation of an independent ethnic identity was heavily dissuaded by the American government at the time. Several months after its founding, however, Albany residents began referring to themselves as ''Albanians'', simply as occupiers of the land. This was the term used for most of the people's history. Other Terra Nova terms include Hudsonian and Albano-Quebecois. By the major diasporic era, Albanites also referred to themselves as ''Albano-Indochinese'' or ''Bornean'', as the dominant occupiers of the island of Borneo. | |||
== Identity == | |||