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Origin of the name

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The game [[Final Fantasy XI]] is set in the land of '''Vana'diel'''.

The game play of Final Fantasy Takes place on the [[Quon]] and [[Mindartia]] continents (known as "The Middle Lands"), the [[Aradjiah Continent]] added in the [[Treasures of Aht Urhgan]] expansion, and [[Ulbuka Continent]] added in [[Seekers of Adoulin]].

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The great nations featured in the game are the [[Republic of Bastok]], the [[Kingdom of San d'Oria]], the [[Federation of Windurst]], the [[Grand Duchy of Jeuno]], the [[Empire of Aht Urhgan]], and [[the Sacred City of Adoulin]]. Other lands have been mentioned in dialog, item descriptions, or supplemental materials such as: Garhada, Olzhirya, Tsahya, and Zhwa to the south, the unnamed empire of the Far East, and Rhazowa, the Orcish Empire and the Gigas Homelands to the north.

== Origin of the Name ==
"'''Vana'diel'''" is a name that means "mother earth". <ref>"Lay of the Immortals"/"Memoria de la S^tona", first verse @00:00:50. Interview with Koichi Ishii, part 1 @00:14:22 - Life of Vana'diel ~What it means to live in Vana'diel~ DVD</ref> <br>
There seems to be no deeper meaning than that, but the name was given by the directors with various meanings in mind.
* SE streams and articles also named with the same theme of Vana'diel being a living, growing thing.
** Freshly Picked Vana'diel
** We Grew Vana'diel - [[We Are Vana'diel (Website)|We Are Vana'diel]]

== Related Links ==
* [[Continents and Cultures]]

==References==
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