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rename /riːˈneɪm /verb [with object and complement]Give a new name to: after independence Celebes was renamed Sulawesi...- The city is loath to rename an existing street name and has offered a small park outside of the Papineau metro as an alternative.
- At some point it was officially renamed Jinnah Road, but the old name persists.
- Now a member of parliament proposes a motion - that is more drastic - to rename towns and cities with their pre-colonial names.
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