Driving distance from Springfield, MO to Springfield, IL. The total driving distance from Springfield, MO to Springfield, IL is 319 miles or 513 kilometers. Your trip begins in Springfield, Missouri. It ends in Springfield, Illinois.
English (language) The term derived from Guinea Negro, (black Guinea) so-called, in pejorative identification of Italians of dark complexion, in reference to the Guinea Coast of West Africa. The slur implied that Italian-Americans were racially negroid, and originally referred to any black or dark-complected person of mixed ancestry.
9 Theories On How Africa Got Its Name. The Romans have been given credit for popularizing the name Africa in the West. They used the name Africa terra meaning âland of the Afriâ (or singular version âAferâ) for the northern part of the continent. Its capital was Carthage, which is modern-day Tunisia. The story told by some historians is that the Romans got the term from the Carthaginians, as a native term for their country.