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Some countries whose endonyms are not like their English exonyms (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So very similar to Germany then. Every language refers to the country by the name of the tribe that was closest to them when Germany wasn't a thing yet.

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[–] Jyrdano 4 points 9 months ago

Except for slavic tribes, when referred to them as “the mute ones”.

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